Female interviewer: “I have a stomach ache, can you get me a cup of hot water?” The man said one thing and was hired on the spot!

A company that is hiring for a sales position.

There were 4 candidates who made it to the final interview.

In this tense contest, everyone was very careful to respond to HR's questions.

Suddenly, a female interviewer said with a pained face:

“I have a little stomach ache, can you get me a cup of hot water?”

In the face of the sudden hiccup, four people made very different reactions.

The first person, a young girl who had just graduated.

Upon hearing the request, she stood up without a second's delay.

While saying, “Yes, no problem, I'll get you some water,” she scrambled to find a water fountain.

When she found the water fountain, she realized that there were no paper cups, so she immediately ran back to look for cups.

In full view of everyone, the girl went in and out awkwardly, but finally managed to get a glass of water.

The result was predictable, and she was the first to be passed over.

The second person, a steady middle-aged man.

He said very naturally, “My wife also gets physical pains, so I'll pour you a cup of hot water right away.”

He was seen to receive a glass of water without any panic, and as he handed it over, he added very thoughtfully:

“I suggest you put on a warm baby, which will help relieve the abdominal pain.

His response, however, did not satisfy the interviewer either.

The third person was a lady with a lot of experience.

The first thing she said was, “Yes, just a moment”.

Then, she simply got up, picked up the interviewer's thermos, and walked straight to the water fountain to get a glass of water.

So precise and unerring, a look is to observe the layout of the office in advance, ready to improvise.

And the attitude is not attentive, not to please, in and out of the degree, but also shows the workplace people should be demeanor.

It's just a shame that, again, she wasn't hired.

So, what exactly does one do to pass the test?

The fourth person, a young guy.

He gave a much better answer.

He thought for a few seconds and then asked:

“I wonder what causes your abdominal pain?

If it is general physical pain, I will brew you a cup of brown sugar ginger tea. If it is an intense abdominal pain of unknown origin, I will send you to the hospital as soon as possible.

This is because stones, cholecystitis, gastroenteritis, etc. can cause abdominal pain and the situation can be dangerous.

I will have different responses for different situations.”

In a few simple words, he showed his power of thought, his degree of care, his thoroughness, and his courtesy in dealing with others.

There was no doubt that he was hired by the company on the spot.

I have to admit that a person's first reaction to a situation hides his knowledge, insight, character and cultivation.

And this reaction also determines his future and the height of his life.

A man named Chris, after submitting hundreds of resumes, finally waited for an interview.

In order to get the offer, he started preparing intensively a few days in advance.

However, just the day before the interview, accidents happened.

First, the landlord suddenly came to call for rent, and Chris, who couldn't get any money, could only go to his house as free labor to help decorate the house.

And then he said goodbye to the landlord, but on the way back, because of the unpaid parking tickets, was arrested by the police to the police station for the night.

When he ends this bad luck, he realizes that the interview time is looming and he can only rush to the scene in dirty clothes.

He hurriedly pushed his way in, while the interviewer, who had been waiting for a while, said in a nonchalant manner:

“How would you feel if a guy came in for an interview without even a shirt on? How would you feel if I ended up hiring this guy?”

The scene was extremely awkward, but Chris salvaged the situation with a remark.

He just threw his hands in the air, shrugged, and said, “Then he must be wearing very sophisticated pants.”

Everyone in the room laughed at this remark, and Chris was successfully hired.

This is a classic episode from the movie “When Happiness Knocks” and has been used as a textbook-level interview reference by countless people in the workplace.

There is a classic theory in psychology: personal conceptualization theory.

It means that a person's cognition is formed by past insights, experiences, thinking, and so on.

The interview is precisely the most focused and fastest way to understand a person's perception.

Whether you are calm, or flexible, one-sided, or thorough, creative, or conventional, is often shown in your first reaction.

A netizen once posted a question: how to divide 5 cups of water among 6 leaders.

Everyone spoke freely, but behind the variety of responses was the different level of handling of each person.

Some people are very smart, said this is simple, I put each cup in the middle of two leaders, let them choose.

But a little experience in the workplace will understand that this approach is extremely undesirable.

After all, “shifting difficulties” is a big taboo in the workplace.

What's more, the problem is transferred to the leader.

Some people say that the table 5 cups of water, came 6 leaders, the most direct solution is to go to pour another cup.

But this way, disrupting the order of the scene, not to mention, but also exposed themselves or other coworkers are not well-prepared for the problem.

This doesn't work, and that doesn't work.

Some people just start whining, “What's the point of staying in a company where even water distribution can be a problem?”

Directly walk away and give up the bidding, this method of jumping out of the problem itself, there are many people praise.

But it is the following option that is most recognized:

Advise that it's best to drink bottled water for health reasons, and then tactfully remove five water glasses.

This not only successfully solved the problem, as far as possible to avoid the embarrassment of the scene, but also jumped out of the immediate predicament, from a different perspective to think of ways to solve the problem.

You see, for the same thing, different ways of responding show different levels of thinking.

Different levels of thinking show different levels of ability.

The so-called interview is very often not about the questions themselves.

Rather, it is a comprehensive consideration of your personality, handling, experience, values, character and so on.

To put it bluntly, it is to make the interviewer feel that you are a good person, rather than your “answer” is not bad.

To go deeper, the life of the “interview”, not only in the workplace, life's unexpected events, destiny in the many variables, are on our test.

Writer Covey said: “Personal achievement is often the product of habits of thought.”

Cheetah CEO Fu Sheng said, “The essence of cognition is making decisions.”

Business coach Zhang Qi said, “The real battle is above the neck.”

The first reaction in a situation is a product of habit, reflecting a person's thinking pattern.

And the battle in thinking is the ultimate PK between people.