IDEA #73

My greatest weakness? I’m a perfectionist …

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Being honest and candid in an interview will help rather than hinder you.

What you need to know

It’s a classic dilemma. There’s a world-class firm that you’re about to interview for. Its values are doing the best for its clients – code for ‘maximising shareholder profit’. You know it will be a terrific career boost if you get a job there, but you also know your own personal values differ quite a bit from the firm’s and your current skillset is somewhat different from the skills traditionally expected at the firm. In the interview do you: a) pretend that you were born to work at the firm; ...

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