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On April 04 2012 01:00 sharky246 wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2012 00:26 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 00:22 Keitzer wrote: Wait... are you asking for a lie to tell?
Or are you asking for advice on how to cover for you flaws?
Because obviously it's a plus to be able to work in a team, but if you can't do it, and really want the job, then I guess the only thing left to do is lie about it.
Edit: er... maybe LIE isn't the right word... maybe... extend the truth .. like... say you PREFER to work alone, although you are able to work in a team (implying you can do both, but you've also stated your preferences) You speak as if "working in a team" is impossible for someone who works alone. Or that "working in a team" is a hard thing to do, and a rare quality amongst the general population. A buffoon can work in a team. I've never met or known anyone who cannot work in a team. when people ask about being able to work in a team, they are usually asking can you be able to work WELL in a team, as in having good teamwork with others, you know, the guy who blends in nicely with his co-workers. And for course, that isn't suited for everyone, just the extroverted people. And when people say 'im the type who works alone but can work in a team', it usually means he: a) can work DECENTLY in a team b) can't work in a team, but doesn't want the guy to know Can you give an explicit criteria and definition in plain English (not corporatespeak) for this?
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my worst quality is my honesty!
naw, for real, when they ask you such stupid question then its either a huge-ass business which hire ppl to hire ppl and hire ppl to fire ppl and then they just wanna hear what to the first hit on google tells you or you simply couldnt convince them yet and so they dont want you. i have never been asked a bout my bad qualities. if the interview is good, you dont get asked this question;-)
if they still ask, say something like you would be over ambitious, or if you prefer to say non-standard answers say that you never take your work back home. I would like to hear that if i were your boss.
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Maybe you could say: my worst quality is that I don't know my worst quality. A paradox in itself, but it shows you are open to criticism and self analysis, I think.
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Try to stay positive no matter what question they ask, for instance what is your bad quality?
My bad quality is that I like to work quickly and do not enjoy to sit around.
what are 2 weaknesses?
I do not see at as a weakness but as a challenge something that tests my skill to the maximum in that field of study.
why do I say this? because weakness is negativity it's saying i'm weak and cannot do this.. see things as a challenge , have a hard time with math... it's a challenge to defeat math, not somehting your weak at and cannot do....
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On April 04 2012 01:07 paralleluniverse wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2012 01:00 sharky246 wrote:On April 04 2012 00:26 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 00:22 Keitzer wrote: Wait... are you asking for a lie to tell?
Or are you asking for advice on how to cover for you flaws?
Because obviously it's a plus to be able to work in a team, but if you can't do it, and really want the job, then I guess the only thing left to do is lie about it.
Edit: er... maybe LIE isn't the right word... maybe... extend the truth .. like... say you PREFER to work alone, although you are able to work in a team (implying you can do both, but you've also stated your preferences) You speak as if "working in a team" is impossible for someone who works alone. Or that "working in a team" is a hard thing to do, and a rare quality amongst the general population. A buffoon can work in a team. I've never met or known anyone who cannot work in a team. when people ask about being able to work in a team, they are usually asking can you be able to work WELL in a team, as in having good teamwork with others, you know, the guy who blends in nicely with his co-workers. And for course, that isn't suited for everyone, just the extroverted people. And when people say 'im the type who works alone but can work in a team', it usually means he: a) can work DECENTLY in a team b) can't work in a team, but doesn't want the guy to know Can you give an explicit criteria and definition in plain English (not corporatespeak) for this?
How about not being the asshole that nobody wants to work with ?
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On April 04 2012 01:10 momonami5 wrote:Try to stay positive no matter what question they ask, for instance what is your bad quality? My bad quality is that I like to work quickly and do not enjoy to sit around.
and from this, the interviewer would learn your bad quality is a complete inability to answer a simple question.
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What do you guys think about - im pretty shy with girls? will it do?
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On April 04 2012 01:15 urbanleg wrote: What do you guys think about - im pretty shy with girls? will it do?
if you wanna look like a total beta in front of your future boss, then, yeah.
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On April 04 2012 01:12 Kaitlin wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2012 01:07 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 01:00 sharky246 wrote:On April 04 2012 00:26 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 00:22 Keitzer wrote: Wait... are you asking for a lie to tell?
Or are you asking for advice on how to cover for you flaws?
Because obviously it's a plus to be able to work in a team, but if you can't do it, and really want the job, then I guess the only thing left to do is lie about it.
Edit: er... maybe LIE isn't the right word... maybe... extend the truth .. like... say you PREFER to work alone, although you are able to work in a team (implying you can do both, but you've also stated your preferences) You speak as if "working in a team" is impossible for someone who works alone. Or that "working in a team" is a hard thing to do, and a rare quality amongst the general population. A buffoon can work in a team. I've never met or known anyone who cannot work in a team. when people ask about being able to work in a team, they are usually asking can you be able to work WELL in a team, as in having good teamwork with others, you know, the guy who blends in nicely with his co-workers. And for course, that isn't suited for everyone, just the extroverted people. And when people say 'im the type who works alone but can work in a team', it usually means he: a) can work DECENTLY in a team b) can't work in a team, but doesn't want the guy to know Can you give an explicit criteria and definition in plain English (not corporatespeak) for this? How about not being the asshole that nobody wants to work with ? ^this. There is more to work than just getting the job done. When you work with other people, you will have to fit in. Imagine you are someone that can't get along with anyone. That lowers morale cause they have to work with you but they dont want to. And it is kinda rude as well.
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On April 04 2012 01:07 paralleluniverse wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2012 01:00 sharky246 wrote:On April 04 2012 00:26 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 00:22 Keitzer wrote: Wait... are you asking for a lie to tell?
Or are you asking for advice on how to cover for you flaws?
Because obviously it's a plus to be able to work in a team, but if you can't do it, and really want the job, then I guess the only thing left to do is lie about it.
Edit: er... maybe LIE isn't the right word... maybe... extend the truth .. like... say you PREFER to work alone, although you are able to work in a team (implying you can do both, but you've also stated your preferences) You speak as if "working in a team" is impossible for someone who works alone. Or that "working in a team" is a hard thing to do, and a rare quality amongst the general population. A buffoon can work in a team. I've never met or known anyone who cannot work in a team. when people ask about being able to work in a team, they are usually asking can you be able to work WELL in a team, as in having good teamwork with others, you know, the guy who blends in nicely with his co-workers. And for course, that isn't suited for everyone, just the extroverted people. And when people say 'im the type who works alone but can work in a team', it usually means he: a) can work DECENTLY in a team b) can't work in a team, but doesn't want the guy to know Can you give an explicit criteria and definition in plain English (not corporatespeak) for this?
Really...? Teamwork in a workplace is as much about efficiency as it about having healthy professionnal relationships with your coworkers. In school it does'nt matter as much, since you switch teamates pretty much on a semester basis, and they are only with you for specific classes. In a workplace environment they are with you 35-40+ hours a week, there's no room for hostility or resentment, it pollutes the workplace and makes everyone's work harder.
Not targetting anyone in particular, but if you know nothing about professionnal interviews (as in career and not some meat patties flipper summer job), dont come in here with horrible advices.
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Last time i was asked stupid shit like that i said thats a weird question, why should i talk bad about myself - and proceeded to ask the interviewer what her weakness was.
Needless to say she was quite surprised and couldnt tell me either.
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On April 04 2012 01:15 urbanleg wrote: What do you guys think about - im pretty shy with girls? will it do?
hohohoaoaooaohoahoaoha
I really want to say something like : that I'm honest enough so say that I hate questions like these.
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err, the op is asking for advice, not what you think about the interview system.
Anyways, the interview is a game for the most parts. The interviewer is gonna be basically smiling at you throughout the whole thing(make sure you smile back). Ask you a series of questions, in the back of their mind they have a checklist for what is "right". of course every interviewer is going to differ from each other, but the generic questions remains the same.
Take the classic "Tell me about yourself question". Its the first question and it basically tell the interviewer if you actually know how to do an interview.
Also, hate to break it to you but you are going to have to play nice with people in most of your jobs. In this day and age, don't like working with other people is a pretty big breaker for jobs.
One question they might ask you is show me a time where you resolved interpersonal problems in a group project. This question is usually revelant for managers but its something to keep in the back of your mind. When this question comes up, you are suppose to give a specfic example of how you dealt with a problem in a workplace before.
My analytical chemistry professor worked in industry before, he was a group leader. when companies hired, he had to go under a 3 hour- pyscoanalysis. Most serious companies go out of their way to hire people who are not assholes
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On April 04 2012 01:19 icydergosu wrote:Last time i was asked stupid shit like that i said thats a weird question, why should i talk bad about myself - and proceeded to ask the interviewer what her weakness was. Needless to say she was quite surprised and couldnt tell me either.
I think you left out a relevant bit of information: Did you get the job?
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On April 04 2012 01:19 icydergosu wrote:Last time i was asked stupid shit like that i said thats a weird question, why should i talk bad about myself - and proceeded to ask the interviewer what her weakness was. Needless to say she was quite surprised and couldnt tell me either.
The suspense is killing me. How are you enjoying your employment at this company ? Certainly you were hired on the spot....
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Hyrule18774 Posts
You have to say something stupid and expected. If you're applying for some software development position, something like "I absolutely can't stand unintuitive user interfaces...I have to make sure it's perfect before I'll quit working on it."
You're supposed to show the (potential) employer that even your bad qualities are an asset.
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From what I've found through experience and others' anecdotes, the best answer to "What's your greatest weakness" is to talk about something completely irrelevant to the job description, but then talk about how you're currently in the process of turning that weakness into a strength (or, at least, fixing the weakness so that it no longer hurts you anymore). And the weakness is, of course, specific to whatever is *not* the job you're applying for.
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On April 04 2012 01:18 AeroGear wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2012 01:07 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 01:00 sharky246 wrote:On April 04 2012 00:26 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 00:22 Keitzer wrote: Wait... are you asking for a lie to tell?
Or are you asking for advice on how to cover for you flaws?
Because obviously it's a plus to be able to work in a team, but if you can't do it, and really want the job, then I guess the only thing left to do is lie about it.
Edit: er... maybe LIE isn't the right word... maybe... extend the truth .. like... say you PREFER to work alone, although you are able to work in a team (implying you can do both, but you've also stated your preferences) You speak as if "working in a team" is impossible for someone who works alone. Or that "working in a team" is a hard thing to do, and a rare quality amongst the general population. A buffoon can work in a team. I've never met or known anyone who cannot work in a team. when people ask about being able to work in a team, they are usually asking can you be able to work WELL in a team, as in having good teamwork with others, you know, the guy who blends in nicely with his co-workers. And for course, that isn't suited for everyone, just the extroverted people. And when people say 'im the type who works alone but can work in a team', it usually means he: a) can work DECENTLY in a team b) can't work in a team, but doesn't want the guy to know Can you give an explicit criteria and definition in plain English (not corporatespeak) for this? Really...? Teamwork in a workplace is as much about efficiency as it about having healthy professionnal relationships with your coworkers. In school it does'nt matter as much, since you switch teamates pretty much on a semester basis, and they are only with you for specific classes. In a workplace environment they are with you 35-40+ hours a week, there's no room for hostility or resentment, it pollutes the workplace and makes everyone's work harder. Not targetting anyone in particular, but if you know nothing about professionnal interviews (as in career and not some meat patties flipper summer job), dont come in here with horrible advices. So basically working efficiently, which is what everyone is (ideally) always required to do, and not being a dickhead to other people.
It must be so hard to find nondickheads who can work efficiently (nothing to do with teamwork, but just work in general).
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On April 04 2012 01:12 Kaitlin wrote:Show nested quote +On April 04 2012 01:07 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 01:00 sharky246 wrote:On April 04 2012 00:26 paralleluniverse wrote:On April 04 2012 00:22 Keitzer wrote: Wait... are you asking for a lie to tell?
Or are you asking for advice on how to cover for you flaws?
Because obviously it's a plus to be able to work in a team, but if you can't do it, and really want the job, then I guess the only thing left to do is lie about it.
Edit: er... maybe LIE isn't the right word... maybe... extend the truth .. like... say you PREFER to work alone, although you are able to work in a team (implying you can do both, but you've also stated your preferences) You speak as if "working in a team" is impossible for someone who works alone. Or that "working in a team" is a hard thing to do, and a rare quality amongst the general population. A buffoon can work in a team. I've never met or known anyone who cannot work in a team. when people ask about being able to work in a team, they are usually asking can you be able to work WELL in a team, as in having good teamwork with others, you know, the guy who blends in nicely with his co-workers. And for course, that isn't suited for everyone, just the extroverted people. And when people say 'im the type who works alone but can work in a team', it usually means he: a) can work DECENTLY in a team b) can't work in a team, but doesn't want the guy to know Can you give an explicit criteria and definition in plain English (not corporatespeak) for this? How about not being the asshole that nobody wants to work with ? I'm continuously mobbed by a general population of assholes on the street, thus we must setup stringent interview practices relating to the ethereal quality of "teamwork" to target and filter out these assholes from working here.
They are legion and we must stop them, weed them out at all costs.
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"My biggest weakness is thinking about this question too much, because I always wonder whether the interviewer is asking it as a serious question, and expecting to use my answer as an actual insight into my character at face value, or whether he/she knows it's a horribly clichéd and meaningless question, and is using it to gain insight into how I deal with questions that offer insight purely based on the way in which a person responds, rather than the actual content of their reply".
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