How to Handle Socially Awkward and Situational Questions at ISSB

[mwaraitch]

Why the questions related to sex, Pornography etc are asked during interview at ISSB?

Many reasons can be attributed for such questions. These may include:

• Breaking monotony and set mind/ prepared sequences of the candidate i.e. putting the candidate imbalanced by breaking his usual line of defense.
• Ascertain social behavior or
• Check ability related to handling of awkward situations/ conversation
• Check reaction and response/ maturity when caught in a surprise
• Generate pressure due to lack of situational awareness and uncertainty about answer.

Response to such situation give good hints on one’s social up-bringing, maturity and social sense. I mentioned word "social sense" in one of my lectures related to ISSB at https://www.youtube.com/c/walnutbloom/

How to answer Socially Awkward Questions (sex/ pornography related) at ISSB?

• Shortest and very generic answer to it is .... respond in the light of teaching of Allah, Parents and Teachers.
• Questions are not asked with expectation of same answer from "all" candidates (so stop searching fixed answers, understand concepts). e.g. If a candidate seems a cunning or greedy person, his replies to situations painted to him will confirm or negate his personality traits. Another person, who is "considered" sex hungry, will respond to a situation differently (hence confirm or negate observation).
• - One's ability to handle socially difficult or awkward situations, somewhat unpleasant questions, confusing- double edged choices etc tells a lot about upbringing of a person. Simple, direct and sincere approach is better way to the life.
• Its like your elder bother, father, uncle asking you a question which you prefer to avoid - so how do you go about it amicably and intelligently..... Candidates mostly tend to twist things too much to make it very very complex.
• Why to make things complex. Just do correct things as per your growth and upbringing. They want to know about you, so help them.
• Most candidates loose maturity and sense of proportion in awkward situations Your ability to amicably handle awkward situation speaks good of you Loosing social sense as a response to a socially awkward question is a common mistake

Why different Siuational Questions are asked at ISSB, and How to answer such Questions for Interview at ISSB?

In many of my lectures about ISSB, I have talked against picking answers from market against personal judgements. The verbal situational reaction questions during interview at ISSB, may be asked to:

• Confirm (or negate) some of the personality aspects seen/ considered by the selector.
• Create emotional imbalance in candidate in order to bring his behavior to natural.
• Check sense of proportion, intelligence and wisdom in a candidate
• Try to lean about specific personality trait of a person as per his background.

Personality aspects required to be Confirmed or Negated may be as under:-

• Signs of over aggression, docile nature
• Timidly, over-bravery,
• Hyper, slow,
• Ethnic sensitivity, over sensitivity (or complete lack of it) towards family, friends or community,
• sexual inclination, drug / narcotic trends,
• linkage to banned organization,
• excess rigidity or extraordinary flexibility.

Based on above, situations posed to the candidate either create emotional imbalance or confirm / negate the personality trait being investigated e.g.
e.g.

• “What is some-one abuses you tribe or Islam or Pakistan.
• “what if your sister is kidnapped by …. “
• “what if you have to shoot in head and chest of over 100 person a cyclic rate of firing”
• “what if you are very rich and visit an isolated island with dozens of naked young women”
• What if you are ordered to kill ....... in Pakistan.

Looking specific ‘all in one” answers to such scenarios are a futile and purposeless effort. A memorized answer with neither serve the selector nor the candidate. Hence the result will be obvious

What can be important Questions for Interview at ISSB, From Where I can get answers to these questions?
Some of the answers to important question to be used for preparation of interview are as under. If you have some unanswered questions, you can ask here.

• [viewtopic.php?p=90]From Where I can get Guidelines for Interview at ISSB[/url]
• Are the psychologist / GTO results shared with Deputy President for interview at ISSB
• Which Type of Questions are asked during interview at ISSB by the deputy president.

From Where I can get PDF Notes and file for Interview at ISSB and pertaining Quick math
Here is a list of pdf files, notes and quiz test, which can help to for preparing yourself for interview at ISSB.

• Download PDF - General Knowledge and Quick Math PDF: file-pdf-o
• Download PDF - Quick Math ISSB Preparation Initial Test: file-pdf-o

If you need specific test please comment here for consideration of the admin.

[Nom Khan]

Sir
HOW TO BE GOOD AT CONVERSATIONIST
AND HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR CROSS QUESTIONS OD DEPUTY AND THE PANEL?

[mwaraitch]

1. To be good at conversation one need to adopt basic banners, and have knowledge of domain being talked. A well read and diverse person can talk extensively on various topic. you can also try talking on different serious topics at friends and family level to gain flow of ideas and confidence.

2. To answer cross questions, one need to get into habit of thinking ahead, a step or two ahead. e.g. If a candidate is smoker, he should go prepared about basic questions on smoking, like why he does not leave smoking, how much he spends (and from where he gets this money, and isn't a big waste of money etc).