Re:Exercises to craft an employer brand that makes engineers...
by JohnFen on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @02:57PM
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> Both parties will withhold information in an attempt to appear better than the other so that initial negotiations go in their favor.
I try very hard not to do this. When I'm interviewing for a position, I'm trying to determine honestly whether or not I'm a good fit for that employer, and that employer's assessment of how good a fit I may be is an important part of that.
Fit is important to me because when I'm on board, I'm on board 100%. It's a large commitment for me, and I want to minimize error.
So I try to be honest about my weaknesses as well as my strengths, to allow the employer to make a better assessment about fit. That greatly benefits me in the end.
No employee (or employer) is perfect, and a large part of what makes a good fit is if the imperfections are things that are tolerable by the other.
I try very hard not to do this. When I'm interviewing for a position, I'm trying to determine honestly whether or not I'm a good fit for that employer, and that employer's assessment of how good a fit I may be is an important part of that.
Fit is important to me because when I'm on board, I'm on board 100%. It's a large commitment for me, and I want to minimize error.
So I try to be honest about my weaknesses as well as my strengths, to allow the employer to make a better assessment about fit. That greatly benefits me in the end.
No employee (or employer) is perfect, and a large part of what makes a good fit is if the imperfections are things that are tolerable by the other.