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> you've basically got to make something up Do you? I just say "sorry, that hasn't happened to me" if I need a 'not applicable' answer. I don't think it's affe
by esotericn 7y ago
> you've basically got to make something up
Do you? I just say "sorry, that hasn't happened to me" if I need a 'not applicable' answer. I don't think it's affected my hit rate.
I generally just act completely openly and honestly in interviews. Could be a regional thing.
- shantly 7y agoI think you can get away with a little of that, but you've gotta read the room a bit and have answers for some of it, and without prepping some fiction-loosely-based-in-reality ahead of time, I definitely do not. If everything's great but I no-answer three of those formula "soft" questions that probably looks bad. One, I'm maybe OK. I'm honest about other stuff but you pull out one of those "questions to ask in an interview" questions, you're probably getting a tall tale. [EDIT] actually I'm fine on "tell me about when you fucked up". I've got a good real answer for that one.
- michaelt 7y agoI wouldn't make something up, but you can usually hammer a story into a mould when the need arises. I've never worked with someone I'd call a douchebag, but I've certainly worked with people who have frustrated me by actions like not responding to e-mails, forgetting requests to do things that were their job, and suchlike. Given this loose criteria, if you tell someone you've never fucked up, and you've never worked with a douchebag, and you've never disagreed with someone at work, they might think you don't have experience working in a medium-sized-or-larger company; or you had managers that insulated you extremely well; or you don't have much self-awareness.