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ลำดับตอนที่ #72 : This is the humblebrag that could sink you
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20160316-the-art-of-the-humblebrag
Humblebragging. It’s an art in it’s own right. And when it comes to job
interviews, let the humblebrags begin. When the dreaded “What’s your biggest weakness?” question
pops up (and it will), do you retort, “I can be too much of a perfectionist,” or “I take on
too much responsibility and don't delegate”?
Many of us have been taught to put a positive spin on
replies, turning any potential shortcomings into strengths in a bid to get the upper
hand.
But is that really what recruiters want to hear? We turned to
question-and-answer site Quora to find out what recruiters had to say about
whether you should turn a weakness into an opportunity
to humblebrag your way into a job.
Spare me
“Please... don't. Just stop,” wrote Chau Nguyen, who has screened
250,000 CVs, interviewed 50,000 candidates and hired 4,000 people.
“This is like saying ‘I wish for world peace’ during a
beauty pageant
interview. You think you're clever by turning the question into an
opportunity to brag when in reality it just makes you look bad,” he wrote.
Nguyen has asked the question countless times and cringes when he hears the
following answers: “ I'm a perfectionist; I work too hard; I care too much; or
I don't have any.”
These responses come across as trite and fake, recruiters overwhelmingly
responded.
“It's important to understand why the interviewer
is asking this question,” Nguyen continued. “This is chance for you to show
that you are humble,
aware of your shortfalls, and are actively working to improve on them.”
True colours
What recruiter Jae Alexis Lee appreciates is honesty.
“Having someone squirm to make their chosen ‘weakness’ seem like
an asset doesn't
help me form an opinion of the person at all,” she wrote.
“You know what impresses me? When someone describes a genuine weakness, and
then goes on to tell me how they work to acknowledge it and work with it. I've
had a candidate (we hired him) tell me that it was hard for him to remember
follow-up tasks because he got very focused on what was currently in front of
him. Then he went on to describe how he'd used calendaring in Outlook to manage
reminders, follow-ups, and adapt his workflow to that blind spot,” Lee wrote.
“He owned that it was something he still struggled with, but that he was also
very aware of and actively working on.
“If you can't talk to me about yours in an interview, I
worry that you will hide mistakes and weaknesses once you’re working for me,”
Lee added.
Honestly answering the question also shows that you are
brave, can own your own weakness and are fallible. These aren’t negatives, according to Dushka Zapata, who notes that
being flexible and good at adaptation indicates that you have the ability to
grow within a company. Owning up also “shows you don’t assign blame to others
and [that you] take responsibility,” Zapata wrote.
What’s the point?
“It’s a dumb question I never ask,” wrote Peter D’Autry, an executive headhunter.
“[The] answers do not give any insight [into whether] a candidate will be able
to perform in the job he or she will be hired for. The question comes up often
with recruiter or
HR types who do not have an idea what the job is about, and therefore will
seek shelter in psycho babble masquerading as assessment methodology.”
Maybe that’s why some people answer the question with
their own witty
retort to level the playing field.
According to hiring manager Gary Claassen, “The best
response I've heard for the biggest weakness question was … ‘Chocolate’.”
“It breaks the ice, shows that you have a sense of
humour, and usually causes a smile or laugh. After all, you want something
that's going to make you memorable, and showing the hiring manager that you're
at ease is a huge step toward being liked,” Classen wrote. “Then, talk about
something real that you've been working on overcoming.”
Brag (v.)
to speak too proudly about what you have done or what you
own:
dreaded (v.)
to feel extremely worried or frightened about something that is going to happen or that might happen:
(n.) a strong feeling of fear or worry:
Retort (v.)
to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way:
a quick answer that is angry or funny:
delegate (n.)
a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting:
(v.)
to give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you:
bid (v)
If two or more people bid for a job,
they compete with each
other to do the work by offering to do it for a
particularamount of money
If someone bids to do something, they competewith other people to do it:
to give a greeting to someone, or to ask someone to do something:
(n.)
an offer of a particular amount of money for something
that is for sale:
an offer to do
something when you are competing with other people to do it:
an attempt to achieve or get
something:
recruiters (n.)
a company or
organization that
is looking for new employees
a specialized organization that
finds people to work for companies,
or someone who works for such a company:
cringes (v.)
to suddenly move away from
someone or something because you are frightened
to feel very embarrassed:
trite (Adj.)
expressed too often to be interesting or seem sincere:
squirm (v.)
to move from side to side in an awkward way because of nervousness, embarrassment, or pain:
asset (n.)
a useful or valuable quality, skill,
or person:
something valuable belonging to a person or organization that can be
used for the payment of debts:
genuine (Adj.)
If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appearsto
be
If people or emotions are genuine,
they are honest and sincere:
fallible (adj.)
able or likely to make mistakes
A fallible
object or system is likely not to work in a satisfactory way:
executive (n.)
someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action
recruiter (n.)
a company or
organization that
is looking for new employees
a specialized organization that
finds people to work for companies,
or someone who works for such a company:
witty (adj.)
using words in a clever and funny way:
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