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See here's the thing. I believe that you believe this :). But be honest. How open and truthful would your response be if a question was close to home. (I am

See here's the thing. I believe that you believe this :). But be honest. How open and truthful would your response be if a question was close to home. (I am guilty of this too as an interviewer). For example, what was the most political thing you had engaged in that resulted in surprises (a polite way of saying been thrown under the bus) or a game of thrones for someone you were close to (in the org). Id be very surprised if you actually did not invoke leadership principles somewhere. Or if somebody asked you about getting to the next level id be very surprised if the answer was diverting from the script and did not mention (or read out) the different role specific rubriks?

NikolaNovak 3y ago
Oh fair enough, but Honest Answer - If asked a pointed question, I'll put my answers in diplomatic language, but give it fairly straight. The reason why I'm reasonably confident about this is that even without their pointed questions, I do about 25 minutes of project challenges and constraints in 2nd interview typically. I've been accused of "trying to scare the candidates" lol, but I believe (rightly or wrongly!) that the right candidate for the right role will be excited to undertake challenges and opportunities if given the right information. I've been on the same team for a long time, so clearly I'm a bit of a believer, even if I try to be open / aware of downsides as well. Mind you, I took the same approach to dating... be your best self, sure, but do be yourself, not somebody else. So I was clearly geeky starting minute 1 of first date. I took the long-game approach and it, eventually, worked out for me :). So I believe if you're looking for an actually right, long term fit, initial transparency is positive.