Worst Interview Question

The Worst Interview Question (and How to Answer It)
12:10 PM Monday January 31, 2011 
by Priscilla Claman | Comments (137)
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The following interview nightmare comes from when I was sitting on the board of directors of a small not-for-profit: We were interviewing finalists for the executive director position, and one director asked the last campaigner, Larry, what do you consider your greatest flea-bittenness? Larry thought a minute, flushed, and then(prenominal) resultant roleed, Well, some people Ive worked with would say that I have a tendency to just talk on and on without reflexion anything, but I couldnt agree. I have I the manage to talk, but I think that what I say has a lot of meaning. That is, while I am talking and talking, I am actually saying something... He understood he was embarrassing himself, but he still droned on. We sat horrified. With his answer to this terrible (but oft-used) interview suspicion, he proved his biggest weakness.
I know what youre thinking: How could the question be so terrible if it showed he wasnt right for the job? Well, in this situation, it didnt shed any parvenue light on Larry.



We already knew about his particularly dull style of communicating from earlier in the interview. But this question alwaysmakes people feel uneasy. It originates from the old-fashioned aversive interview snuggle of the 1950s and 1960s, designed to make the candidate uncomfortable in order to gauge how he handles pressure.
The question still feels like a put down. When you purposefully make a candidate feel embarrassed, she wont forget it, and will most likely never recommend your organization to a friend.
For my part, I dont believe in the abstract idea of individual weaknesses, only weaknesses in the scope of particular corporate cultures. For example, someone who might seem weak or...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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