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Reply to this inevitable interview land mine with aplomb and get one step closer to landing your dream job.
Reply to this inevitable interview land mine with aplomb and get one step closer to landing your dream job.
You Will NeedList of skills you need to attain
Eagerness to learn
Focus on growth
Eagerness to learn
Focus on growth
Step 1: Avoid generic answers 最好不要用比较笼统的回答
Avoid the most obvious, overused answers, like “I’m a workaholic,” or “I don’t have a weakness.” Employers have heard them many times and are able to see right through your ploy.
Avoid the most obvious, overused answers, like “I’m a workaholic,” or “I don’t have a weakness.” Employers have heard them many times and are able to see right through your ploy.
Step 2: Don't be too honest 不要太老实
Don’t be too honest. Employers don’t want hear that you have trouble with authority or that you’re not a team player.
Don’t be too honest. Employers don’t want hear that you have trouble with authority or that you’re not a team player.
Step 3: Look for areas of improvement 寻找提高点
Look for areas of your work life that could use improvement or skills you would like to hone but didn’t get a chance to at your previous job.
Look for areas of your work life that could use improvement or skills you would like to hone but didn’t get a chance to at your previous job.
Step 4: Show eagerness 展示工作的热情
Show your prospective employer how eager you are to attain new skills and explain how they could benefit their company. For example, “I never got a chance to give presentations at my previous job, so I’d love to have the opportunity to develop the public speaking skills that your company can use.”
Show your prospective employer how eager you are to attain new skills and explain how they could benefit their company. For example, “I never got a chance to give presentations at my previous job, so I’d love to have the opportunity to develop the public speaking skills that your company can use.”
Most hiring managers are looking for your ability to learn and grow.
Step 5: Focus on growth 展示克服弱点后的自我提高
Focus on your personal growth by explaining how you overcame a weakness in your previous position. For example, you used to struggle with meeting deadlines until you took time-management classes to overcome it. Package a strength with your weakness, and you’ll have the interview in the bag.
Focus on your personal growth by explaining how you overcame a weakness in your previous position. For example, you used to struggle with meeting deadlines until you took time-management classes to overcome it. Package a strength with your weakness, and you’ll have the interview in the bag.
Forty-nine percent of hiring managers surveyed cited speaking negatively about a current or previous employer as one of the most detrimental mistakes made during a job interview.
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generic
adj.1.普通的；通用的
n.1.(产品，尤指药物 )无厂家商标的；无商标的
authority
n.1.权力, 职权
A policeman has the authority to arrest lawbreakers.
警察有权逮捕犯法的人。
He has the authority for handling this matter.
他有权力处理这件事。
2.官方, 当局
The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.
该地区政府决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
3.权威, 专家
A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.
一本好词典是词义的权威。
A policeman has the authority to arrest lawbreakers.
警察有权逮捕犯法的人。
He has the authority for handling this matter.
他有权力处理这件事。
2.官方, 当局
The local authorities decided to build a suspension bridge over the river.
该地区政府决定在这条河上建一座吊桥。
3.权威, 专家
A good dictionary is an authority on the meanings of words.
一本好词典是词义的权威。
eagerness
n.1.渴望;热心;热切
I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness.
急盼复信。
His hands trembled with eagerness as he opened the letter.
他拆信时因急切而双手发抖。
His eagerness will not avail against the fitness and skill of his opponent.
他求胜心切,但这并不能抵挡得住对手的健壮与技艺。
I shall await your answer to my letter with eagerness.
急盼复信。
His hands trembled with eagerness as he opened the letter.
他拆信时因急切而双手发抖。
His eagerness will not avail against the fitness and skill of his opponent.
他求胜心切,但这并不能抵挡得住对手的健壮与技艺。
