If he asks what one of my weaknesses is and I said flirting would that be out of line? What kind of things does he mean? I honestly can't come up wih much other that that is a weakness.
2006-12-16 14:28:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
you probably should stay away from saying things like that. he or she may interpret that to mean that you are a social butterfly and may feel it will distract you from your work. also, they may iimply from you being flirty that you'll distract others instead of focusing on work.
2006-12-16 14:33:44 · answer #1 · answered by baz 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you told an employer at a job interview that one of your weaknesses is flirting that would be a bad idea not because it's a bad thing but because it's not work related. You seem like an honest person, so why don't you tell him one of your greatest weakness is honesty........that you always tell the truth, NO MATTER WHAT? Now that means something to an employer because it means you will always be on time, you will give a good day's work for a good day's pay, that you won't steal things, that you won't do defective work, that you are dependable, that you are loyal, and many many other goooooooood things! Try that. Forget the flirting.
2006-12-16 14:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by gabriel3791 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it would be out of line, because it is not unique. Flirting is a "candy" of life.
Second, it would imply that you are willing to disrupt the momentum of the workplace -- and that can mean a loss of money for the employer.
Third, flirting in a workplace smacks of sexual harrassment -- believe it or not -- and political incorrectness. Why political incorrectness? you might ask: well, to flirt places unwieldy pressure upon other women and would provide for both men and women arguments 'against' women's rights and fights over double-standards, and in short -- if women's rights come to bear, then human rights do too and arguments over equal opportunity and so on, not to mention create, say, jealousies among other women or men who want the same attention from men or women,... see?... but who wisely know not to flirt yet who really would otherwise want it and enjoy it.
Fourth, [ and this might be unfortunate ], flirting is simply inappropriate in the workplace. It's too hot...
2006-12-16 14:49:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be true but it's not something that an employer wants in an employee. It would open him up to sexual harassment suits.
What they're looking for are things that can be turned into assets: "I can be a perfectionist in my work because I want to make sure I've done a good job..." or something or other.
2006-12-16 14:32:35 · answer #4 · answered by Bookworm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should say that you TEND to be very sociable and like to talk with people, BUT that you are working on it.
Whatever you chose as a weakness it always seem better when you say that you TEND to be such and such, and that you are working on it.
Good Luck
2006-12-16 14:39:25 · answer #5 · answered by maliciaxoxo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a weakness of the job
2006-12-16 14:35:29 · answer #6 · answered by z38078 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's looking for things you think you don't do well or that could be improved upon. Things like "I'm a bit disorganized sometimes", or "I get nervous in public"...
2006-12-16 14:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by vamedic4 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless the boss is willing to do you, that was the worst thing you could say. But if he really wants to get in your pants, you got the job...!!!
2006-12-16 14:32:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
say minor things... like 'sometimes I get lost in a new area (if you travel) or sometimes I get chatty...
2006-12-16 14:34:07 · answer #9 · answered by s l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋