Workplace Interview Reflection Paper

During this interview I felt my sister and I were ethical in our responses, mostly because we are both very comfortable with each other. In regards to if this were an actual workplace interview, our answers may tend towards a little exaggeration in hopes of landing a new job. Some questions we may have exaggerated on during a real interview would be questions four and five, “When have you failed? Describe what happened and what you learned from it?” and “How do you take advantage of your strengths? How do you compensate for your weaknesses?” Most people would describe an event they’ve failed in, but one that is less harsh than an honest example. Also when listing some advantages one may have, a person might give examples to some qualities they …show more content…
After some research I was able to narrow down a few basic questions as shown above. Understanding how someone views themselves as far as how they think they make decisions, what they feel are their biggest faults, biggest advantages, and how they compensate for their weaknesses, and what they feel they have accomplished in life so far, can tell you a lot about how someone would be as an employee. Also, I think during a real interview you could tell when the person you are interviewing could be exaggerating which could also help you in deciding whether to hire someone or …show more content…
During my little bit of research, I read a lot about what interviewee’s expect from potential employees and some of the answers they are looking for. Mostly, they want you to be honest and give good examples along with your answers. Someone hiring others doesn’t want a person who’s going to give a great interview and meet all the requirements expected of them but then show up to that job and not be anything like they’ve described. It’s not a bad thing to have faults as a person, we all do, and being able to recognize those faults and explain how you correct them shows maturity and