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Questions like that annoy me....interviews in general in fact. It's just an opportunity to see how good you are at blagging! People with the 'gift of the gab' tend to get all the jobs and do well in life. But having that 'gift' seems to be more a skill you're born with. It can also come easy with extreme self confidence, but some people, despite being very clever and capable of being employed, lack confidence for all kinds of reasons, which, in turn, means they don't shine in interviews.
Shame really.
I have 2 friends who were both IDIOTS at school. They'd admit it themselves. Both had to re-take their !!!!!!! GCSE's! But they had lots of self confidence and were good at, frankly, bullsh!tt!ing, and both now earn extremely good money at quite a young age and have lives that lots of my more 'capable', cleverer (yet introverted) friends could only dream of.
All just seems like bravado to me.
Person_one's 'example' was a good answer.
I guess one should just memorize the good answers (even if they're not actually genuine and don't reflect your actual experiences) and fire them off when asked.0 -
Ive only recently started being asked the question about weaknesses and first time i was asked it i gave a reply but thinking about it now it wasnt a good 1.0
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morganedge wrote: »Questions like that annoy me....interviews in general in fact. It's just an opportunity to see how good you are at blagging! People with the 'gift of the gab' tend to get all the jobs and do well in life. But having that 'gift' seems to be more a skill you're born with. It can also come easy with extreme self confidence, but some people, despite being very clever and capable of being employed, lack confidence for all kinds of reasons, which, in turn, means they don't shine in interviews.
Shame really.
I have 2 friends who were both IDIOTS at school. They'd admit it themselves. Both had to re-take their !!!!!!! GCSE's! But they had lots of self confidence and were good at, frankly, bullsh!tt!ing, and both now earn extremely good money at quite a young age and have lives that lots of my more 'capable', cleverer (yet introverted) friends could only dream of.
All just seems like bravado to me.
Person_one's 'example' was a good answer.
I guess one should just memorize the good answers (even if they're not actually genuine and don't reflect your actual experiences) and fire them off when asked.
post of the year:T
that is exactly how it is, all about blagging rather than getting the person who actually has the skills to do the jiob the best.Martin has asked me to tell you I'm about to cut the cheese, pull my finger.0 -
I must admit it's a shame people still ask this question at interview as firstly, the way to really look at these things is that it's an area for development, ie there isn't much out there behaviourally that you can't change if you put your mind to it. As for checking for self awareness, if that's all it's about, then that could be done using much more effective means.0
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I had the question once "three words to describe you" cant remember exactly what i said, but saw their faces and realised when i came out that i sounded more like a dating interview not a job one. chuckle.
My mind just goes blank, so decided this time I would do the first letters like FRO, flexible, responsible and organised, to try and jog my memory....0 -
Would sometihng like "i like to complete a job once i have started it" be a good answer or is that more of a plus point0
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It is a plus point but if you'd said something like the following you'd be using an area for development and turning it into the plus point - 'I like to complete a job once I have started it but sometimes I know I have a tendency to let other things fall by the wayside. So, now I make sure that I prioritise my workload at the start of every day so I can get done what needs to be done.' Or something like that!Would sometihng like "i like to complete a job once i have started it" be a good answer or is that more of a plus point
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My Dad used to say that one of his weaknesses was that he wasn't very good at tolerating lateness in people. Turning a negative into a positive.0
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Mrs_Boo_Boo wrote: »My Dad used to say that one of his weaknesses was that he wasn't very good at tolerating lateness in people. Turning a negative into a positive.
In the most obvious and ingratiating way imaginable!0 -
It's your right to dislike who you like but speaking as one who is like that.. I wouldnt use the term perfectionist in any derogatory sense with regard to my own behaviour in the work place. I am driven. hard working keen and conscientious. I would never in an office hand in any work I havent fully checked for errors etc and in customer service related roles I always go out of my way to do all I can to assist customer. find item. I dont think that is really anything dislikeble. I take a pride in my job and do it to the best of my ability which is not in my experience always the case with colleagues.Overly driven.. well not really sure what you personally mean by overly driven here. I am extremely dedicated to my work, when employed and even when not it is the most important thing in my life. Thats the type of person I am. I'm not like some ruthless person who wants to take over every company I work for etc..as i dont have a family etc then I see nothing wrong with having something important in my life to focus on. also inherited my Grandads strong work ethic.InsideInsurance wrote: »As TBh there is though
The trick with the question is always to spin it into a positive. At the very least go on to talk about your awareness of it, what you've done to overcome it and what you'll do going forward. If you ever go to a coach they will also tell you to refer to it as "an area of opportunity" rather than a weakness.
Personally I dont like the perfectionist or overly driven type answers as (1) they are far too common and (2) I actually dont like people like that. etc.What Would Bill Buchanan Do?0
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