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Re: Interviews: Where do you see yourself in 5 years
Subject:Re: Interviews: Where do you see yourself in 5 years From:Peter <pnewman1 -at- home -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Fri, 15 Jun 2001 09:47:56 -0400
Julie Woodson wrote:
>
> Me too. I'm not sure why they ask this question other than to test your
> reaction to the question. No one is going to answer, "Drinking, brawling,
> and doing contract work on company time," even if it happens to be true.
> Anyone who is the least bit wise will put a spin on the weakness they say is
> their biggest, like "My biggest weakness is that I work too hard" (which
> sounds like a crock, even if it happens to be true). Maybe "wise" is the
> point; I don't know.
I am not know to be a defender of HR types, but I can see a legitimate
purpose in asking almost any question that may gauge your ability to
think on your feet and express your thoughts. After all, what good is
your knowledge if you are not an effective communicator. Part of being
an effective communicator is to be able to express to unanticipated
questions.
BTW I once answered that question by telling my potential manager that
my weakness was ambition and if hired I would try to get his job. I was
hired on the spot. YMMV
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Peter
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Adapting old programs to fit new machines
usually means adapting new machines to
behave like old ones.
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