Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The interview question you must be ready for

From Computerworld, February 3, 2009...

Worldwide Panel LLC, a small market-research firm, is getting flooded with résumés for four vacancies in sales and IT.

However, officials expect to reject numerous applicants after asking them, "What is your greatest weakness?" Candidates often respond "with something that is not a weakness," say Christopher Morrow, senior vice president of the Calabasas, Calif., company. "It is a deal-breaker."

The weakness question represents the most common and most stressful one posed during job interviews. Yet in today's weak job market, the wrong answer weakens your chances of winning employment.

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