interview

[astrogirl]

Tell them that you tend to be a perfectionist? You can be overly critical of yourself and your work performance.

I liked the one about balancing work and social life, too.

[Roninvancouver]

...or pornography.

that is an understandable weakness.

[kornstar369]

Tell them that you tend to be a perfectionist? You can be overly critical of yourself and your work performance.
I liked the one about balancing work and social life, too.

yea, i use that as well but not as much as the previous example i stated...i think they are both good.

...or pornography.

that is an understandable weakness.

haha
...so, you still looking for a job?

[Thimble]

its kind of a trick question.

they're testing you for two things: honesty and adaptability.

honesty = no "i'm too much of a perfectionist" or "i work too hard" or "i don't like getting paid too much". bleh. the trick is to answer with something real, but not too bad. like "i don't like to be bothered too much while i'm working" or "my time management skills could use some fine tuning".

you don't just leave it at that, of course. you have to show that you're willing to compensate/adapt for your faults. "i don't like to be bothered too much while i'm working, so i find wearing earphones and listening to music helps me to focus and people only try to get my attentionwhen something work related comes up". "my time management skills could use some fine tuning, so i try to be very diligent about keeping my scheduling application up to date".