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Dreaded Job interview questions!!
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I've got a job interview tomorrow and i'm just looking for a little bit of help lol.
I know that they're bound to ask "What is your biggest weakness?".
I hate this question because, although I know i've got plenty, I don't know how to answer it.
What job interview questions do you fear?
I know that they're bound to ask "What is your biggest weakness?".
I hate this question because, although I know i've got plenty, I don't know how to answer it.
What job interview questions do you fear?
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Can't offer anything constructive other than a smile.
Q:- What's your biggest weakness?
A:- If anything, I'm too honest.
Q:- I'm not sure honesty could be classed as a weakness, do you?
A:- I don't give a flying f@ck what you think.
The truth is I want some money and don't care about working for their company specifically.
It's a bit of a stupid question, isn't it? Do employers seriously buy all this sugar-coated crap about how you've always admired the company and it's been a lifelong ambition of yours to work for them?
They'll be just as interested in the fact that you can identify it and do something about it as what it actually is.
That's a great response.
Ooh, thank you.
It's not that stupid a question. The idea is that the employer wants to know why you want to work for them specifically, rather than any Tom Dick or Harry. It's not "Why do you want *a* job?", it's "Why do you want *this* job in particular?".
It takes on more relevance the higher the ladder you climb. I'd assume McDonald's aren't all that bothered about passion for hamburgers in their part-time cleaning staff, but if they were hiring for a new finance director, they'd want to know why he's applying for the job.
One of the dumbest question ever asked in interviews!
It's the same with "strengths". The answer is "it depends what you're looking for!"
For example, what one person sees as "fastidious" another person will see as "slow".
What one person sees as "dynamic" another will see as "aggressive".
What one person sees as "a people person" another will see as "an inability to work alone".
What one person sees as "good at following instructions" another will see as "an inability to think for themselves".
etc. etc. etc.
The real trick is to either pick a "weakness" which has absolutely nothing to do with the actual job, or describe a positive attribute as something which others might see as being a weakness!
For example, just for argument's sake, let's say it was a research job.
"A weakness? Well, people sometimes criticise me for being obsessed with detail. I have a tendency to check and double-check things which some people see as being slow."
(That's an extreme example and could come across as a bit corny, but you get the drift!)
Good luck!
Employers do like to hear you want to work for their company but not via a blanket statement about it being your lifelong ambition - give details about why the company appeals to you.
As for difficult questions, I dislike the random ones e.g estimate the number of petrol stations in the UK, why are manholes round etc. These are supposed to test your analytical thinking process rather than whether you can get the actual correct answer to two decimal places.