Job interview question: how would you answer this? (1 Viewer)

[VIPPER]

A few years ago an interviewer told me that they thought I wouldn't be able to handle the job given my current [lack of] skills. I didn't know the interview had started and I basically said "oh.. ok" and facepalmed so hard after that. Obviously I didn't get a job and the 'interview' lasted for another few minutes.

Let's assume that you're pretty confident that you know that you'd be able to get by fine -- how would you answer this?

 

[SnowFox]

Id probably go the way of Ted.

 

[SylviaB]

This is strange. If he was certain of this he wouldn't have bothered calling you in for an interview, unless someone else did and then he had to interview you. Assuming that the latter isn't true, then he sounds like a douchebag who was playing hardball.

I would have asked what skills he was talking about in particular, and then give examples of times you've acted in a way that demonstrates/helped you develop these skills.

 

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