I Used To Hate That!
...summaries of how fantastic I am is a chore too far. You see, I am really bad at lying.
They force you into over-inflating your abilities and self-belief, then deliberately try to shoot it down in the interview. It's even worse when it is for internal vacancies.
CV: I'm really good working with others.
Interview: According to your record (created by us), you are a sociopath.
The way to get this label on your secret company-held profile could apparently amount to once having told someone their idea wouldn't work, explaining why, and when they then had their annual review and it came to the '360 degree review thing', they'd vented their spleen and marked you for life.
I mean, we all know that if someone screws up, no avenue involving them trying to blame it on everyone else must be left unexplored.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
