When a young man went to a big company to apply for a job, the examiner asked: What do you think is the biggest flaw in you? Although the young man had been preparing for the interview for a long time, he really did not expect that the chief examiner would come to this shot. In a panic, I replied: My shortcoming may be that I am not very patriotic! Do you say this recruitment will still be successful?
In real work, study, job search and other occasions, if a leader asks you: What is the biggest flaw in you? Without a little skill, your answer really won't be satisfactory. How to make the answer empower your work study or life job search. Today, I would like to introduce to you the tricks that Teacher Zhao in "Hundred Family Pulpits" has given you.
How do you answer: "What do you think is your biggest flaw"?
Let's be clear about the bad answer
One is that I have no flaws in me. This answer is very arrogant, as everyone knows, no one has no shortcomings, and arrogance itself is a shortcoming. Therefore, this answer is certainly not enough.
The second disadvantage is that I work too hard and forget to pay attention to myself, or my family, etc. This answer also seems childish, and the suspicion of showmanship and self-promotion is large, and it is generally not recognized by the other party.
Therefore, the above two answers are not advisable. To answer this question, let's first understand the "iceberg model" (also known as the literacy model). As you may all know, the theory is roughly an iceberg at sea level, including the visible parts that are exposed to the surface of the water and the invisible parts that sink underwater. Human qualities can often also be divided into visible parts and invisible parts. The visible part is mainly the quality of ability and skill; the invisible part is mainly the motivation and value quality.
So when we talk about our shortcomings, do we talk about the visible part or the invisible part? Is it about skill quality or motivation quality? The answer is that when talking about shortcomings, we must rely on the quality of skills. On the contrary, when talking about advantages, we must rely on the quality of motivation and values. This is the general principle. The reason is actually very simple: the quality of ability and skill is easier to change than the quality of motivation and values. Motivation, values and other qualities are more stable, and it is a person's disposition. The country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to move, this is what it means. Generally speaking, if a person's "three views" are not correct, then even if he has some skills, he can be ignored.
That is to say, talking about your biggest shortcomings should be answered to your experience, your knowledge, your knowledge structure, and so on. AS: What are your biggest weaknesses as an educator?
You can't say that I don't have dedication, or that I teach to get so-and-so honors, etc., you can say something like this:
(1) Long-term commitment to a certain academic research, may not know much about the development of today's social practice, experience accumulation is not enough, etc.;
(2) Has been committed to educational practice, the latest educational theory is not enough attention, research is not enough, the understanding of many dynamics is still superficial, etc.;
(3) Has been committed to classroom teaching, accustomed to the traditional teaching thinking and teaching mode and communication mode with students, the attention to the thinking mode outside the field of education, communication mode, etc. is not high, the knowledge structure is aging, the phenomenon of solidification still exists, etc.;
In short, to say the shortcomings to say the part of the iceberg, let people feel that this is easy to change, is the plastic talent; say the advantages to talk about the part under the ice, let people think that your roots are good, is the available talent!
Do you think so?