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Originally Posted by SouthJag

Interviews are taking a different direction now; they have to. There are classes that prep you for basic interviews and questions that will help you perfect a response to nearly any standard-rate interview. I find that, from both perspectives, being more relaxed and conversing with the candidate/employer rather than have a robotic Q&A with them reveals more about the candidate than simply asking questions, and it lets the interviewer set the pace about the company and about him/herself.

Exactly.
When I landed my current job, I went in there totally calm because I figured they wouldn't work around my school schedule. I just thought I'd go in and brush up on my interviewing to get ready for a job I had a chance for.
So when I went in I was totally relaxed and able to answer questions with ease. It was probably the most fun I'd ever had in an interview because I even joked around at times.

I ended up landing the job because of my enthusiasm, even with a half-ass References page (I ended up penciling in my old boss because he wasn't on there and they wanted to call him) and my dressed down appearance (no tie nor did I shave that day).

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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'.

That's kind of messed up.
The question itself is bullshit, why not expect a bullshit answer?

If I was interviewing someone, and if I asked that flaw question and got that "perfectionist" response, I think I'd challenge the interviewee with a retort. Something like "You and the other 200 applicants. Let's be serious now."
I'd like to see how they react to that before I dismiss them.

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