tough questions!!

tough questions!!

Im filling in an application form for a new job at my place in a graduate management position.

I have been asked to answer the question "what is your proudest achievement so far and why?"

WHAT the HELL will i write for that? It has to be 500 words too!! Im thinking something along the lines of "completing my uni degree then waffling about all the skills and attributes which it has allowed me to utilise"

what would you write?

Put more than one?

good answer

make up a story like

'i saved an 80 year old, granmother of 16 from a house fire. Since that day i have found that God has been shining on me and every opportunity he has given me has been amazing. Therefore I feel that is my destiny to work for your company.'

hell! and i was just gonna say "me"

excellent asnwer

No one actually reads these forms you know.

Most pointless hopp-jumping exercise ever.

What a load of old bollocks they'll have received the exact same thing as that pile of completely insignificant tosh over and over again!

Write about something that you are passionate about - not neccessarily in work/education. You're far more likely to impress them if you sound like you have a personality rather than being a dull machine!

They're different to the standard bumpf of list your achievments/failures/aspirations though.

Edit: Just reread that and noticed the "List your academic achievements" Surely getting four points for reciting your CV is not worth more than a Phd though. Idiot.

Exactly, that's why no one reads them. Just a quick skim to make sure the candidate's not written anything completely stupid. The questions are just a case of don't fuck up, rather than who can write the best answer.

the most surreal interviews are those where they have a standard set of questions that they have to ask every candidate in the same order. You can answer a question and then have to answer it again because you covered it in the previous reply. That can really do your head in.
When I used to interview people it was always the people who were slightly leftfield who got the job because you remember them. And on application forms its always good to have something slightly unusual as an interest for the same reason. I chose between two equally qualified people once because one of them did fencing with foil despite having glasses like jam jar bottoms.
It was jobs in the arts though

They're probably also to ensure that you are capable of writing a legible sentEnce*

*in your face Forks!!!

To be fair they will have seen pretty much all variations so it's hard to be original.

I'd say anything so long as it can tie into the fact that you are tenacious in persuit of your own goals and dedicated to a given task...which can be mirrored at work.

I used a DJing in Ibiza example to answer this question in the past

god some people must come across as so boring in these things. People buy people, not skills/products etc

not sure thats a great example considering the obvious link between DJ'ing, Ibiza and Illegal Substances

deleted: double post.

rob - sort it out man, you should be able to remove your own posts

It was written in such a manner that was about striving towards a certain goal

Just because you like DJing/Dance music/Ibiza does't mean you take drugs! But i see your point lol

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oh i agree, that was for a job in dixons

certainly wouldnt say that on a career job application