Sollte jemandem von euch ein ernsthaftes Bewerbungsgespräch bevorstehen, kann es nicht schaden sich darauf vorzubereiten. Dazu gehören das Sammeln von Informationen über das Unternehmen, aber vor allem auch das Überlegen von möglichen Fragen und passenden Antworten um nicht zu sehr überrumpelt zu werden.

Ein sehr guter Artikel mit 50 häufigen Fragen und Antworten bei Einstellungsgesprächen, kommt da gerade recht. Die Fragen sind realitätsnah und die Antworten sind so gehalten, dass man einen guten Denkanstoß bekommt, indem meistens passende Beispiele angeführt werden und auch auf Fallen hingewiesen wird.

Etwas sehr Interessantes fand dann auch noch in den Kommentaren. Die berüchtigte Frage nach den eigenen Schwächen wird hier endlich einmal realistisch behandelt und, was noch interessanter ist, als Schwäche des Interviewers gesehen.

Regarding the “What is your greatest weakness?� question,

ugh! That question is a sure indicator that the person interviewing you does not know what they are doing. It’s a sure loser. Either the applicant is honest and stupid enough to market their truly worst flaws (and every applicant has some serious flaws, like arrogance or laziness or sex obsession… they ALL have something that they need to control as part of the human experience)… Either they tell that or they lie. The most common and cliche inexeperienced lie they tell is the perfectionist flaw… what Lakuma said. This might work, I suppose, since your interviewer is probably an idiot, but it’s also a sure sign that you are not very experienced as doing much beyond reading simplistic career books.

It’s a cliche answer to say you are super hard working… and somehow you truly greatest flaw is also what makes you a good worker… that’s so blatantly dishonest that it shows serious judgemental defieciencies. Can you imagine the worker who really thinks the fact that they are super detail oriented or a perfectionist is their greatest weakness? it is so nakedly false, fake, and disrespectful that people who say this must just not be thinking their answer through at all! And again, it is very very tired and cliche.

No, a better answer is to name a legit flaw, but not one of your truly worst ones. Tell them you have a shy personality and it may take a little while for people to realize that you aren’t stuck up and really want to be friends (if this is true, if it is not tue it will be obvious).

Or say that you have a no experience (a pretty good answer if true because it isn’t really giving any information up) I’m not sure how this gets thrown back in your face, smiggs, if it’s true, then reality was being thrown in your face, no disrespect intended.

Tell them the truth and consider asking your interviewer what they mean to accomplish with that question. I want to know that the place I’m going to work takes its emplioyees seriously. That question indicates an unseriousness about interviewing. Almost like throwing artificial obstacles in the way of getting the right employee. Inviting dishonesty or stupid answers… it’s just not professional.

The interview may not define the company, but all else being equal, I would consider it a strike against considering a job offer.

Diese Sichtweise gefällt mir. Die Frage nach den eigenen Schwächen animiert nun mal wirklich zum Lügen und bringt das Gespräch nicht weiter.