I think this is near impossible to answer in a job interview. What would you do?
2007-01-30 15:54:09 · 12 answers · asked by Pinkerton 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
They want to see if you can think fast on your feet. Never tell them the "truth" tell them what they want to hear...like, I am an perfectionist but some people look at that as a negative. Tell them that I hate interviews...and then smile. Don't forget to hold the pause...which is generally used to force you to keep talking. Pause and smile! If you tell them, I'm terrible at organizing, very messy, I'm always late - you can just say good bye.
2007-01-30 16:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by summer 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Any answer you give during an interview must be a positive, even if the nature of the question is negative. For example, if you were to be asked about a significant weakness, you might respond, "I tend to be a bit hard on myself, as I can be something of a perfectionist." A response like this could also be used to answer your question. NEVER suggest that something is none of the interviewer's business, unless you're willing to put principle ahead of potential employment.
2007-01-31 02:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by Rob D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would respond with a completely irrelevant answer, such as, "I'm really afraid of spiders." This has just about as much to do with the job as that question does, but it answers it. That's a really terrible question for them to ask in an interview, but it might be used for the purpose of judging your response to being caught by surprise. Good luck with your interviews!
2007-01-31 00:04:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the best answer would be to say that the one thing you wouldn't want someone to know is your middle name. That kinda gets you out of the pickle - UNLESS you really like your middle name. Then you could alway say that you wet the bed until you were 6 years old (or something that doesn't apply to you now).
2007-01-31 00:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by Betty T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean after I stopped laughing?
It's a loaded question. You can't answer it.
Tell them, I really didn't want anybody to know about this, but at Christmas time I secretly leave presents for orphan children and homeless people to find. It's a family tradition. Nobody can know or my cover is blown. (It's from a M*A*S*H episode)
or,
I didn't want you to know what N.O.Y.D.B v2 means.
If they ask, say its None Of Your Damn Business version 2.
2007-01-31 00:07:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would respond this way:
"I would not tell you what I wouldn't want you to know. It would be beyond the scope of the business environment and therefore irrelevant anyway."
2007-01-31 00:01:10 · answer #6 · answered by ann a 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I really don't want you to know that I'm a workaholic, and that I hold my career above my personal life. It's embarassing, and it goes against this work-life balance thinking, but that's me.
2007-01-31 00:28:16 · answer #7 · answered by CC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's a tough one...i'd probably answer with: "now why would i tell you that?" but being cute and smiling, so i don't lose any chance of getting the job.
2007-01-31 00:03:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would answer in a way that i saying gd points about myself. example: im a slow learner, but will put in extra effort in picking new skills.
2007-01-31 00:02:58 · answer #9 · answered by fang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great answer by warren peace! I'll bet they would never ask that question again, LMAO!
2007-01-31 00:06:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋