All of the characteristics HR looks for in a job candidate are the polar opposite of what enlightened leaders seek in new talent. While HR is tediously focused on making certain that candidates "play well in the sandbox," strong managers want those who don't venture near the proverbial box. Which creates a conundrum and a paradox:to get to the latter you need to lie to the former. As well you should. Why be held hostage to a broken system?
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Many HR managers will ask questions on your job interview that demand that you lie. They know this. In order to be smart enough to get the job, you have to know what lies to tell. I have never gotten any half decent job being completely honest. Even some of the questions that your Interviewer asks would have to be lies in order to get them right. It definitely creates its own paradox, in simplest of terms.
"Do you play well with others?" No. I don't. Most people who are exceptionally well at what they do, will not play well with others. This is pretty much a fact about employment. Yet, you want that job, so you have to lie on this point. The correct answer, "Yes." Don't let them fool you into believing that there are no incorrect answers and to just be honest. That's bull and will certainly sabotage your chances of gaining employment from that particular employer. They could hire you yet and still, but believe, you gave the wrong answer is you said yes.
If you admit that you are a loner and don't work well with others, they will frown on this. They want people who work well with others in their imagination of a perfect employee. That's what you have to present to them, the perfect employee. Such an idea is fantasy and there is no such thing as this perfect employee. But you still have to fill their imagination with that vision. Think about it, the people who work well with others are usually the people who are most sociable at work and have trouble focusing. They are the mediocre, which shows vastly in their work performance.
"So why do you want to work for us?" The honest answer, I need the cash and I want to move up. If I don't move up in a reasonable amount of time, I will most likely move to another company with more opportunity." Bye bye. You will easily be dismissed. The correct answer that will avoid work sabotage is, "For years I have always admired your company. I hear such great things about you guys and I really want to be apart of your "family." I see myself retiring with you guys, and hopefully I will have opportunities to increase my earnings and position."
When you mention about work opportunities, you invite them to tell you (brag if you will) about the work opportunities that exist within the company. If they don't, then you invite yourself to ask them. This shows your motivation to work for this employer and the fact that you are interested in long term employment, which is a big advantage.
It's not about lying once you get down to the nitty gritty. It's more about giving the right presentation and showing you are the best fit candidate for the job position. If you fail at this, then someone better than you who plays the game better will get the job anyway. You have to think of it as masterfully playing a complex game, and not lying. You are taking a test and simply giving the best answers. You do have another option, which is sabotaging yourself from getting employed and staying unemployed far longer than you expected. Or, you could end up at a job that is less of a fit for you, otherwise, a job that you didn't want that will pay you less money.
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