Formulating Your Replies and Responses to Interview Questions

November 17th, 2008

When formulating your response and responses to interviews and interviewer’s questions some general guidelines and even rules to abide by are in order:

1) Choose shortcomings that are not severe or at least too severe in outcome and outcomes and that will prove least damaging to your potential candidacy as an employment or even interview process candidate

2) Pick those weaknesses that are the least-related to performance of key areas of your job or chosen area of performance  .  For example if you wish employment as an installation tech person it is best not to point out previous experiences as a b & e artist

3) Select areas where you have already demonstrated improvement, demonstrating your abject willingness as well as motivation and motivations to improve

4) Pick weaknesses , that if viewed differently may also be seen as good and even major strengths ( for example being too detailed could also be seen as being thorough and accurate - a very good trait for a computer repair person diagnostician or air traffic controller).  Similarly stubbornness could be seen as stick to it ness or persistence good in many traits.

5) Avoid stating your weaknesses in “absolute”  and rigid terms- although it is always a wise idea and even best to leave some doubt that by showing others may perceive it differently ( even as an asset or strength_  It is a management failing of many that they come with a basis of all or nothing approach to work and management - “I am the boss” and that you have to keep the troops down lest you be seen as weak.  After all it is pathologically reasoned - everyone is after my job.

Lastly if possible , qualify the weakness in context of your overall performance  that is state that although an area for improvement of slated for improvements has not had a significant impact on overall job performance measures.

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