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答：我在电话公司的顾客服务部时经常会接触到一些怒气冲冲的顾客。发生这种事情时，我尽可能心平气和地与顾客交流，目的是为了让顾客以公事公办的态度来处理事情，且重点是解决问题，大多数时候我能处理好问题，使顾客满意。不过我印象特别深的是一次顾客在电话里用脏话骂人，我尽力保持平静且不让我个人的感受融入这种情景，我不理会那些粗言秽语，我只是对之作了一些记录，继续尽力地帮助他。可他仍是骂个不停，所以，我礼貌地叫他稍后再打电话来找我们的经理。因为在那种情况下，我知道我是没办法解决这个问题了。

在许多情况下，当别人发脾气或心烦意乱时，你如何反应是很重要的，特别是在服务业里你的反应尤为重要。面试官在寻找能证明你有能力从事大量接触公众的工作的证据。举出一次你遇上的麻烦，而你又是如何解决问题的例子。你回答时应举例说明你的成熟态度、你的交际能力和洞察别人的需要和感受的能力。

Q:Tell me about a time when you had to deal with an irate customer.How did you handle the situation?

A:My customer service position at the telephone company involved dealing occasionally with irate customers.When that happened,Id try to talk in a calm,even voice,in order to get the person to respond in a businesslike manner and focus on trying to resolve the situation.Most times I was able to rectify the problem and pacify the customer,but I remember one incident in particular in which the caller became verbally abusive.I tried to remain calm and professional and not to let my personal feelings enter into the situation. I didn't respond to the abuse,I just made a note of it and continued to help the customer as best I could.When the abuse persisted,however,I politely asked him to call back and ask for my manager,because at that point I knew I couldn't resolve the problem.