jaymcc28
331 posts
Apr 29, 2011
9:25 AM
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Quick story that some of you might get a kick out of:
I was just on an initial job interview via the telephone. The position is for a technical trainer at an IT company. The woman on the other end was a low-level, young HR representative who was obviously fairly new at interviewing.
As the call went on I realized that 1) this is probably not a job for me and 2) the poor woman is in over her head. She was asking me questions right out of a 1970's "How To Interview Prospective Employee's" handbook...ugh. At the end of the call she asked me the (IMHO) stupid "what is your greatest strength and what is an area that you need to work on improving?"
For the "strength" I gave her an obvious answer I won't bore you with. For the weakness, I told her I needed to work on hitting the 3-hole half and full-step bends more consistently and on key. She had NO IDEA what I was talking about. I probably won't get a call back.
Jay
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Rich
39 posts
Apr 29, 2011
9:37 AM
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My wife was filling an application form recently with the same strength/weakness thing on it.
I told her to put her strengths as hard working honest etc and her weakness as 'lying on application forms' and 'inappropriate sarcasm.'
She didn't think it was half as funny as I did!
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toddlgreene
2945 posts
Apr 29, 2011
10:49 AM
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Haha, awesome answer.
Yeah, I've only been hit with that sillyass question once. I was totally unprepared for it. The 'strength'part, I rolled with okay, but the 'weakness' part must have sounded horribly cocky, but it was unintentional:
"I have no weaknesses"
I then broke out in a nervous sweat.
I got the job!
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Todd
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gene
739 posts
Apr 29, 2011
11:32 AM
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"Do you like challenges?"
I hate that question. You're supposed to answer "yes", but I got tired of lying. I answered the last interviewer who asked me that "I do not like challenges. I want an easy job so I can do it well, and this kind of work I'm applying for is easy for me."
I don't remember who that was or if I got the job, but he was surprised by the answer. He liked it!
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isaacullah
1484 posts
Apr 29, 2011
11:43 AM
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The "weakness" question is so stupid: what do they expect to hear besides "Gosh, well, I've been told that my greatest weakness is that I work TOO hard."? I think you should get extra points for actually answering that question HONESTLY! ;)
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toddlgreene
2947 posts
Apr 29, 2011
11:46 AM
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My real weakness is women with hot legs...would that be a passable answer?
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Todd
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Stickman
662 posts
Apr 29, 2011
6:57 PM
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"My Biggest weakness is that I'm not going to sell myself short In this Interview."
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Jagrowler
50 posts
May 01, 2011
2:29 AM
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Jay - cool answer to the 'weakness question', made me laugh anyway!
Also, made me think if asked to apply for a position of 'Blues Harp Player', what medium length sentance (say no more than 40 words) would impress the most? Perhaps 'I got no money, I got no job, I got no woman, but I can play the blues all night long.'
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EddieT
62 posts
May 01, 2011
10:32 AM
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Sorry guys, but this is the standard interview for companies now. It is ridiculous and stupid and it is the norm. My wife and I each work for large companies and they do the same thing. It's all part of Big Brothers plan to make us unified and sheepish. Her interview did not even consist of 1 job related question. And then we wonder how idiots get good jobs.....
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jodanchudan
375 posts
May 01, 2011
11:31 AM
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The 3 draw bend answer is a great response! As well as stupid strength/weakness questions, I also hate filling out the damn CV. I reckon if you could extract DNA from a CV, the way they extract dinosaur DNA from amber in Jurrasic Park, and recreate the person, they'd be ... an asshole. A constantly hard-working, pleasure-hating, ridiculously eager, well-organised asshole. Damn, where's my harp and beer?
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orphan
19 posts
May 01, 2011
12:06 PM
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jodanchudan, that was good. I'm still laughing. Thanks!
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