I've asked that question before in an interview and gotten the same answer back more than anything else. It's the classic cop-out answer, and nobody really likes to hear it. It doesn't tell the interviewer anything, which is bad. You're not just there to get through the interview without screwing up, you need to give them the impression that you're qualified, willing, and able to do the job at hand.
job interviews: why the best candiates never get hired, because they never apply, because they are way too involved with doing something real than to stoop to train for this pedantry. i find job interviews to be disgustingly intimidating and never apply where one is required, or where you have to fill out a job application. the most productive people never do these things. my dad has worked for 30 years building the most gorgeous cabinets for people, and has never filled out the first job application or done an interview. people tell him what they want, he takes the measurements, and builds it. his finished product, or photos of it, are 'the interview'. what's your finished product look like?
What? That some coder who lives in his own world and has trouble tying his own shoes, but is a super star at what he does....had trouble finding your building. Good call.
It's a bulls**t question that deserves a bulls**t answer. You might as well say "So tell me something about yourself that will sabotage this interview and make me not want to hire you."There is no "right" answer to that question. That's why most people have caught on because they're told by "other" lists to give the "perfectionist" answer.
Ok, I know you will probably never see this, but...It has more to do if they are a complainer/drama queen or not. It doesn't matter if they have trouble or not (They could need their momma to hold their hand as they walk in for all I care.), it's all a mater of how they respond to the difficulty that matters.
beardaJul 30, 2007
I've asked that question before in an interview and gotten the same answer back more than anything else. It's the classic cop-out answer, and nobody really likes to hear it. It doesn't tell the interviewer anything, which is bad. You're not just there to get through the interview without screwing up, you need to give them the impression that you're qualified, willing, and able to do the job at hand.
anarchytvJul 30, 2007
job interviews: why the best candiates never get hired, because they never apply, because they are way too involved with doing something real than to stoop to train for this pedantry. i find job interviews to be disgustingly intimidating and never apply where one is required, or where you have to fill out a job application. the most productive people never do these things. my dad has worked for 30 years building the most gorgeous cabinets for people, and has never filled out the first job application or done an interview. people tell him what they want, he takes the measurements, and builds it. his finished product, or photos of it, are 'the interview'. what's your finished product look like?
run4yourlivesJul 30, 2007
So what, is it like difficult to say that in the interview or something?
Closed AccountJul 31, 2007
What? That some coder who lives in his own world and has trouble tying his own shoes, but is a super star at what he does....had trouble finding your building. Good call.
cactus476Jul 31, 2007
Big JavaI use it as a coaster.
brstilsonJul 31, 2007
It's a bulls**t question that deserves a bulls**t answer. You might as well say "So tell me something about yourself that will sabotage this interview and make me not want to hire you."There is no "right" answer to that question. That's why most people have caught on because they're told by "other" lists to give the "perfectionist" answer.
pardimateJul 31, 2007
I've gotten many a job that way....
lokee73Aug 21, 2007
Ok, I know you will probably never see this, but...It has more to do if they are a complainer/drama queen or not. It doesn't matter if they have trouble or not (They could need their momma to hold their hand as they walk in for all I care.), it's all a mater of how they respond to the difficulty that matters.