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If anyone asks me my weaknesses I'm taking that as a sign they don't really know what they're doing and are just reciting questions they've seen or heard others

by smcl 4y ago

If anyone asks me my weaknesses I'm taking that as a sign they don't really know what they're doing and are just reciting questions they've seen or heard others use before. I honestly do not know what kind of useful information they'd get from this because you'll either get: - bullshitters who have a prepared answer that sorta sounds good - nervous people who cannot think of anything - nervous people who will start listing off their worst qualities Honestly the best response when faced with this is to joke about the cliche "I'm a perfectionist" response and hope that everyone is happy to move on

philwelch 4y ago
I’ve prepared my entire life for the “what are your weaknesses” question but never received it in an actual interview.
- smcl 4y ago
  That's actually quite encouraging to hear. I have encountered it once when I was younger and I wish I had the self-confidence to deal with it the way I described in my comment. I think I just did the "nervous people listing off their worst qualities" thing. I feel a bit bad at the "bullshitters" comment, I was trying to show the worst case scenario and didn't factor in "normal nice people who have a prepared answer" :)
- croisillon 4y ago
  I've had it for the first time few weeks ago. I named one, two, three, and they said "ok ok we got it". (I got the job)
  - smcl 4y ago
    Glad it worked out! Congrats on the job :D
Aransentin 4y ago
Being able to answer BS questions such as that is likely strongly correlated to conscientiousness, social skills, and intelligence, even if the actual content of the answer is irrelevant.
- smcl 4y ago
  If you're going to get into the meta-interview thing, you need to realise that it goes both ways - candidates will judge you on your BS questions. Ok if Google it's maybe not a huge deal, but if you're a SME it's quite important
- m000 4y ago
  You're probably overestimating the abilities of the interviewer asking these BS questions. Like they're some sort of masterminds playing 4d interview chess with you.
Angostura 4y ago
I quite like it - it gives me a chance to address areas where I might appear to be a great fit for the job, and set out why they shouldn't be blockers.

by smcl 4y ago

philwelch 4y ago

I’ve prepared my entire life for the “what are your weaknesses” question but never received it in an actual interview.

smcl 4y ago
That's actually quite encouraging to hear. I have encountered it once when I was younger and I wish I had the self-confidence to deal with it the way I described in my comment. I think I just did the "nervous people listing off their worst qualities" thing. I feel a bit bad at the "bullshitters" comment, I was trying to show the worst case scenario and didn't factor in "normal nice people who have a prepared answer" :)
croisillon 4y ago
I've had it for the first time few weeks ago. I named one, two, three, and they said "ok ok we got it". (I got the job)
- smcl 4y ago
  Glad it worked out! Congrats on the job :D

Aransentin 4y ago

Being able to answer BS questions such as that is likely strongly correlated to conscientiousness, social skills, and intelligence, even if the actual content of the answer is irrelevant.

smcl 4y ago
If you're going to get into the meta-interview thing, you need to realise that it goes both ways - candidates will judge you on your BS questions. Ok if Google it's maybe not a huge deal, but if you're a SME it's quite important
m000 4y ago
You're probably overestimating the abilities of the interviewer asking these BS questions. Like they're some sort of masterminds playing 4d interview chess with you.

Angostura 4y ago

I quite like it - it gives me a chance to address areas where I might appear to be a great fit for the job, and set out why they shouldn't be blockers.