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Subject:Re: Advice for Job Seekers From:Kathy10th -at- aol -dot- com To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com Date:Fri, 7 Apr 2000 22:16:57 EDT
<< Lydia Wong wrote:
<<One of our favorite questions to ask interviewees is "what are the three
<<best and the three worst traits of your former managers?"
>Mark Baker responded:
>I am disturbed by question of this sort being used in interviews. (I don't
>mean to pick in this example or on Lydia in particular, my compliant is
>against the whole genre of such questions. "What is your greatest weakness?"
>is a classic of the genre. Their use is very widespread.) >>
I never thought to look at it that way. To me these types of questions are a
way for the interviewer to find out how objectively you are able to look at
the things and people around you. Another point to consider; if I'm not
introspective enough to know, and self-confident enough to state what my
greatest weakness is, how can I ever hope to overcome it?
Or, maybe I'm just oblivious to mind games.
Kathy Kurth
Technical Communicator II
Graebel Companies, Inc.
