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What Comes Easy, What Comes Hard: This Week’s Questions on The Grill

by | May 27, 2011

Retro MicrophoneIn any job, some things come easy, and some come hard. This is definitely true for positions in higher education, even at the entry level, but even moreso as you move up the ladder. This week on the Grill, John Mayo and I will be discussing the right ways and the wrong ways to answer questions in your interview about what you think will come easily in a new position, and what will require a steep learning curve.

This weeks we tackle two thought-provoking and tightly connected questions that ask you to share your thoughts about how your strengths and weaknesses match up to the position you are applying for.

“Given your current level of education, skills and experience:

  • What part of the position will be easiest for you, and why?
  • What part of the position will require the steepest learning curve and how will you approach closing the gap?”

The show today is pre-recorded and due to a minor disaster here in Athens (see photo), we will not have the live call-in portion of the show, as a storm blew down a branch onto my house and cars and I am working on cleanup and insurance-claim-related stuff.

To listen, use the player in the sidebar.

 

 

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