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>>19259972
>>What would you say is your greatest weakness?
Trannies

"You guys actually ask that question? a bit cliche, don't you think"

>>19259972
I think you're supposed to give a believable answer and then explain what you're doing to try to fix it. Like you're really meticulous but still make an effort to meet deadlines, or you prefer solo work but have taken initiative into getting involved in group projects to work in your communication skills.

>>19259972
You say something to show you have some humility. My favourite response is “sometimes I can be a bit messy.” Everyone gets a chuckle and they usually admit to having the same fault even though I’m not really that messy. Never say something like “sometimes I care too much or work too hard.” You’ll definitely get dropped for being retarded.

>>19259972
I sold my link.

>>19259972
"My greatest weakness? Gotcha questions in interviews"

>>19259972
They already have someone in mind and are just posting fake job postings to make it seem like their company is doing well when in actuality dumb, retarded management is steering the ship into an iceberg.
At this point, you might as well just start fucking with them for wasting your time and getting your hopes up.
Or, answer some cliche shit you read off google idk, but there's a good chance it's the former.

>>19260063
This, give legitimate weakness that doesn’t pertain to you.

>>19259972
nonono
it's "what MIGHT make you a shitty employee".
like stuff that may hinder your productivity

>>19259972
Something unrelated to the job they're hiring you for.

>I get distracted by bulges in coworkers' pants.

>>19259972
"I've been told I can be too honest. For example, this is such a vapid question."

>>19259972
Make up four stories about yourself ahead of time that make you sound good. Then spin one of the stories into the question they ask.

I work too hard :)

>>19259972
Make it sound like a strength. Like "Sometimes I can get too obsessed with my work and don't know when to stop working". Some BS like that.

I post black dick porn on 4chan into the am hours despite being incapable of becoming aroused by anything but my little pony porn

>>19259972
you can either give one of the generic “i work too hard” meme answers or actually be honest and give an example of a time where a real weakness you have became an issue during work/school. however, the key is to then describe how you solved this issue and learned from it to improve yourself.

>>19259972
>"What would you say is your greatest weakness?"
>I think about killing myself everyday, sometimes I have violent impulses about how I'd martyr myself if I went ahead with it
>don't get a call back
wtf I answered their question honestly, why else would they ask

>>19260284
Yeah, see, they're testing for emotional intelligence, and answer like that seems emotionally intelligent, but the interviewer would have to be practically autistic to believe the interviewee is being genuine in answering in such a way rather than obviously rehearsing shit they googled. It's a mind fuck, do you answer that way knowing that they know you're not being genuine, or are they actually like autistic.

I am a Nazi sympathizer and I eye-rape every woman I make eye contact with.

>>19260297

That you're lazy. But also way too nice and willing to help out whenever asked which usually side tracks your own projects.

>>19259972
It's a game. You know you're not supposed to say an actual weakness that will make you look bad. You know you're supposed to say something that's basically a positive spun to sound like a humble weakness. They know and they know you know that you're supposed to say something that's basically a positive spun to sound like a humble weakness. It's all a song and dance, no different than the seemingly arbitrary displays that animals will put on during mating season, with no purpose other than to demonstrate that you know the song and dance. That you know "the game" and that you're willing to play ball and suck metaphorical cock

>>19260393
Do you have a YouTube channel I can subscribe to?

>>19259972
>>19259972
I am glad that you ask. I would say it is my bad singing! Not that there is anything wrong with my voice. But in fact at my last job I was singing songs about niggers in zoom calls. I hope you guys are more tolerant here.

>>19260463
That was a fun thread.

>>19259972
I told them I get high off of impossible tasks
They thought I was joking.

>>19260411
Exactly. That's what happens when you let women run HR, everything becomes a shit test

>>19259972
>How the fuck are you supposed to respond?
"perfectionism"
"I push myself too hard"
does no one here watch the Simpsons?

Please tell me.how to talk to adults the thread.

>>19260468
How did that one end? Was there a solution?

>>19260463
>>19260468
lel, whatever happened to that guy anyway?

>>19260497
perfectly summed up. Interviews are just shit tests. Nobody actually learns anything during interviews. It's all just a shit test to see if you know the game.

>>19259972
Most ppl say perfectionisme cause it's so standard but with me it's actually true :/

>>19260371
what the fuck is emotional intelligence?

>>19259972
>...my balls definitely....maybe my larynx

>>19260532
>>19260539
I ducked out before the end, but the "do the hr meeting where you apologize with shoe polish on your face" has given me a sensible chuckle like 4 times today.

>>19260426
https://youtu.be/-8D6vglVfeI

>>19259972
I had an interview last month and they asked "if we asked your manager what your biggest weakness is, what would they say?"

I stared blankly at the screen (zoom interview coz of the corona) for like a full minute trying to not lose my shit and trying to think of an answer worth muttering, but all I came up with was "my last performance evaluation was 5/5, my manager has recommended me for a promotion, I regularly ask if there's anything they want me to be more focused on, I have no idea what they would consider a weakness in me because I don't think I or they have found any"

I didn't get the job

>>19260411
I'm agreeing with you. I think you said it best.
Basically make up a story. Lie about a situation that shows one of your weaknesses that really is actually a strength. The more believable it is, the better.
The best way to do well in interviews in general is lie and make shit up. That's what employers are looking for.
And you wonder why most people hate their bosses. Sociopaths schmooze their way up the ladder, are incompetent, and just generally enjoy making people's lives hell when their in a position to get away with it

>>19260655
Yeah, the whole system really is a bundle of perverse incentives. The entire game promotes people who are cynical two-faced cunts and bullshitters, while punishing honest/hardworking/competent people. That's how so many companies end up with sociopathic people in managerial roles who have no fucking clue what they're doing and just end up mucking things up on their pathway up the ladder.

I'm just lucky that my job doesn't have much oversight from the corporate higherups. Only have to see and deal with them like once a month.

>>19260624
Germans are such pussies. That guy needs to get knocked out.

>>19259993
*silence*
so when can you start?

>>19260641
could have just said "arrogance."

I don't answer questions

>>19260744
But I'm not a liar

fat bottomed girls

I really don't like interviews. I've never gotten a job offer from one and I feel like now I'm really not interested in applying for any more. I don't want to jump through hoops so that glassy-eyed Untermensch can struggle to recognize my capabilities. I'd rather just be a comfy crypto neet than do another job application.

>>19259972
My greatest weakness? When a woman moans my name into my ear while I'm having sex with her

>>19260734
Kek

>>19260363
They want you to be truthful™

>>19259972
Just dodge the question like a politician would

>>19260710
How is HR allowed to ruin everything? Like, let's say I owned a large share of a company, why would I want the company to go under by halving a dumb HR dept?

>>19261413
It's almost like a group of people who want to see the demise of our country own all our companies

>>19259972
Something honest but inconsequential.

When I was working in kitchens I used to say *I don't like working on my own" which is the truth, but it didn't matter because you are NEVER working on your own in kitchens

>>19260371
I mean, don't quote my post word-for-word in the interview obviously. All I can say is that I was asked this question on my interview for an analyst role at a big4 and I said something along those lines. I got the job. In my case it's actually true though. I work non-stop. Not necessarily on my corporate job, but I'm always either working on my business or my job.

>>19259972
>>What would you say is your greatest weakness?

BUYING TOO MUCH 69C AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

>>19259972
Just say green ghouls dude

>>19261413
Probably a lot of reasons. For one, the only reason HR departments and other "what is it you do here?" type positions even exist in most of these companies is to have a spot to put w*men on the payroll. And of course this is backed up by the social views of most corporate types as well as companies legally having to meet gender quotas. And at this point the whole thing is so ingrained that most people don't even question it beyond "HR sucks, amirite?". So it's not like you're going to see shareholders of companies questioning HR department's existence and demanding they get rid of the bullshit.

>>19260641
I would have said "LING POW, NA NA, CHI CHY CHONG CHONG POW DOH!!!!" dude's chinese and if he gets mad he just yells at us in Cantonese

>>19261751
Yeah, I know what you meant, like if you were to say something along the lines of "I work too hard" to me, I'd cringe.
I personally would never ask such a question because it's objectively not really telling of the candidate in a helpful way. I can't tell right then and there if you actually are a hard worker or x is your weakness, for example. And I'd most likely figure that out after the probationary period anyways.
It boils down to being a dumb question that makes the whole conversation awkward. It should be about what you did in the past or if you're just getting into an entry role, why you're interested and why you're qualified.

>>19259972
>"I'm a perfectionist therefore I might take twice the time but make sure something is done right"
Thank me later

If I ever get asked this , I will say “my brutal honesty”

Then proceed to explain how this question is silly because anyone with a brain will cover a weakness as a hidden strength I.e I’m a perfectionist, I’m too hard on myself, I’m a workaholic. I will call out flaws even if they come from my superiors.

Not only does it encourage a disingenuous answer, but it doesn’t really extract any useful information for the interviewer. And if someone was honest enough , which is a trait you want, you would probably not like them after they mentioned their weakness. But everyone has weaknesses and if the only one true honest person declares it you will see them as a bad candidate even though they might be 10x better than the rest of them who lied or bent the truth.

It’s honestly a meme question and any company who asks it have got to be pretty amateur or toxic.

>>19262065
I fantasize about doing this all the time, but then I remember that I'm not verbose enough to pull it off. I'd bumble through it all and look like an even bigger fool, even though my ultimate point is correct.

>>19259972
>What would you say is your greatest weakness?
I don't know what ligma is

>I find it difficult to resist the urge to strangle people who ask stupid questions

>>19262079
Story of my life

When you have a voice of an autistic 4channer it's difficult to get points across

>>19259972
"I enjoy 6ix9ines music even though he's a huge snitch :'("
Pop culture reference. The hip ones will get it and the old boomers daren't enquire further.

>>19262202
It's true, people don't care about what you say, only how you say it. It's not something that makes me angry or something that I blame people for. It's just the way it is. There's a reason oration is considered a skill and perhaps even an art unto itself. It really is difficult to do well.

>>19262213
KYS shill

>>19259972
my greatest weakness is that i don't like to wear a condom when i fuck

My greatest weakness is that at best you've got 12 months before my crippling mental illness rears it's head again and either go out in a blaze of glory or become absolutely useless

>>19262264
I don't own any of that fucking coin I just like his tunes

>>19262275
kek

id say my problen is too much
too much money
too much good pussy
too many nice things; home, vehicle, food, clothes

now ir it werent for this shit dark purple skin and my fear of leaving the village, i would take my tens of rupees and grab all my little sisters and tricycle us all out of this boring dump

hahaha good one Tim, so I'll see you Monday?

>>19260114
Best post in this thread

>>19259972
Hookers and blow.

>>19259972
Fire

Chad coming through

>what’s your greatest weakness?
>kryptonite