HAY GUYS

Leknaat · Dec 16, 2007, 04:42 AM

"Tell me a flaw about yourself."
"Tell me three things that you'd like to change about yourself."
"Tell me a bad habit of yours that you'd like to change."

Here are my answers (and I've used them):

"I'm a perfectionist. If things need to be done a certain way every time, I'll do it that way."

"Nothing. Unless you're counting having gray hair and bad eyesight."

"I really wish I could break the habit of using a finger to push up my glasses. It just doesn't look right."

These are my real answers. I'm me. This is how I am. They don't like it--tough.

Oh, and I have 2 jobs.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Leknaat · Dec 16, 2007, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by Aardark

It's the standard answer for people who think that job interviewers have an IQ below room temperature in Krasnoyarsk. If I was an interviewer, whenever someone would try to pull that 'workaholic and perfectionist' bullshit, I would just say 'thank you, we're done'.

Sorry. But I AM a perfectionist when it comes to work. They have ways to do things for a reason, so I do them they way they are to be done. Plus, as a manager, I have to make sure things are perfect anyway.

How ya doing, buddy?

Leknaat · Dec 16, 2007, 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by Aardark

So how is making sure things are perfect a flaw for an employee?

Now, if you were to say something like 'I'm a perfectionist, which is sometimes good, but it also means I get too hung up on minor details and procrastinate,' that might make sense, because you've actually shown that you are aware of your flaws. Otherwise, it's just the same as saying 'OH, IF BEING AN EXTERMELY DILIGENT WORKER IS A CRIME, THEN GO ON, LOCK ME AWAY!'

LOL

See--after hearing my answer that I'm a perfectionist, they ask me, "How is that a flaw?" This proves they are listening to the answers. There are usually 2 interviews going on--although most people don't realize it.

Anyway, that's when I tell them that I take the time to do things perfectly. And repetition makes things faster--but they're still perfect.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.