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so whaat would be a good example of a time you failed at something or made a mistake?
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I find it very helpful from reading
everydayinterviewtips.com. check it out.
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I would always try to give examples of experiences from previous jobs, school, extracurricular, volunteer and maybe even personal (as a last resort) to backup your answers. You're asking other people for specific answers on how to answer these questions when odds are you haven't had the same experiences as them.
Take for example the question "How do you handle conflict?"
One person might explain how he resolved a problem with a fellow intern during an internship or other job.
Another person might talk about how he and another group member resolved a disagreement during a team project for school.
You need to look at all that you've done (previous jobs, school, volunteer work) and find how you can use those experiences to answer those questions. I would not say lie but if you genuinely haven't had an experience to answer a question, make something up from your previous experience that's believable.
"whaat would be a good example of a time you failed at something or made a mistake?"
If you've had an old job, you can say how when you first started at the job, you were so eager to impress that you did a bad job on your first assignment because you didn't bother to ask any questions or for any help. You can then say you've learned the importance of asking questions and collaborating with other team members.
I had about 10 interviews before I got my first job in accounting and the reason why I kept failing was because I had no work experience, no volunteer or extracurricular work experience to talk about. I got my first job because I was lucky, it was a small firm, the partner did not ask many questions because they needed someone right away.
After that, I was 3 for 4 at getting offers from subsequent interviews (ironically the one failure was PwC) the other 3 were all mid-sized firms. It is much much easier to interview when you can talk about experiences you've had.
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cassinova73 wrote:
ok i am convinced your an assSSSS.... A real ass too. The kind whose girl treats him like dirt
1. YES I am inferring other candidates will not be able to handle the stress.... Thats a simple fact. So i am still missing your point....
2. Did I not say thats a weakness??? Implying its not a good trait and more notably how did you get " me telling team members to conform to my standards " from what I wrote????
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LOLLL seriously? You can't participate in an argument without having to make remarks about someone's personal life? LMAO best of luck at your new job buddy, thank god I'll never have to work with you. Hilarious.
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thank god i'll never have to work with you also :-)
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