Job interviews can be stressful, but I’ve found a unique question that not only eases the tension but helps me really understand someone better.

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simonsinek

2024-05-02 15:15:29

and i share with you my favorite interview question and oh tell me so whenever i'm interviewing somebody for a position i have one question that's my go to i will say
i hate surprises
ten you tell me something that might go wrong
now
so that i'm not surprised when it happens
it's a better way of asking
tell me what your weaknesses are right because you can say what's your biggest wins oh i'm a i'm a perfectionist and i'm not making it about them
making it about me
i'm asking them to help me and the answers i get are absolutely incredible so for example one person told me
i'm really sensitive and sometimes if you give me feedback
i
sometimes take personalize it to take it the wrong way and get really emotional
great thing to note no it doesn't exclude them from getting the job but it's certainly something that really helps me
totally but i know that going in
no surprise my absolute favorite question to ask an interview in it's unbelievable the answers i get that's a fantastic question i'm gonna borrow that