Always tell the truth, that way you never have to worry about what you have said – it is always true.” My father gave me this piece of advice when I was a teenager. His point was when you tell a lie, you always have to remember what you said in order that you keep your story straight. It is much easier to just tell the truth & not have to worry about it. I have found this to be invaluable advice as, let me be honest here, I don’t have the brain cells anymore to remember all that!In your job search being honest with others is critical, but the most important step is to be honest with yourself. It is vital to know your strengths and challenges but you need to do some really deep thinking on this one. So many times I encounter people that tell me that they are not good at something but can learn to do it well just to get a job. If you think that you can talk yourself out of a weakness you are only fooling yourself.
For example, if you are not a team player, you are not going to fake your way out of this. First of all, how many crucial examples can you give of your experience & value-add as a team player? Secondly, if you get hired and this is a critical part of your job then you are setting yourself up for failure. I am not saying you can not learn to play nice with others, but for goodness sakes, do not boast that you are an excellent team player & everything in your background centers around being such a fabulous team player.If you ask me if I would rather lead or follow, I would say lead. I am the kind of person that I take my commitments and projects seriously, I want everything to go perfectly & being able to have the lead role in projects allows me to make sure the integrity of the project meets my very high expectations and the completion meets the vision. I also love working with people who have different strengths than I do & bring these out in their best form to make sure we have put everything we can in the project.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4947756
