excreationist
Married mouth-breather
I've got a job interview in a couple of days related to stocking store shelves and told the job agency lady that I wanted to read a book about job interviews that was about 300 pages ["Sharkproof" - I got it in the 90s but hadn't really opened it up before]. (I've already read some and might skim read it first). She said I was overthinking things. Later I emailed her saying that that could be a good answer for a weakness in a job interview. She said I could use that potentially. I said I could say that "I've been told I can over think things".
Some of her key advice was to not say anything negative and if they ask "tell me about yourself" to only mention things related to the job. Maybe by "overthinking" she means she means she wants to focus on her advice and not waste time going on a wild goose chase about things that might not be so important. She said for the weakness question I could have also said:
Lack of recent work experience
Self criticism
Sometimes lack confidence
Focus too much on details
Note these things are meant to sound ok to the employer - and not be things that are meant to be job requirements.
I don't remember being told I've overthought things before....
Some of her key advice was to not say anything negative and if they ask "tell me about yourself" to only mention things related to the job. Maybe by "overthinking" she means she means she wants to focus on her advice and not waste time going on a wild goose chase about things that might not be so important. She said for the weakness question I could have also said:
Lack of recent work experience
Self criticism
Sometimes lack confidence
Focus too much on details
Note these things are meant to sound ok to the employer - and not be things that are meant to be job requirements.
I don't remember being told I've overthought things before....