Department of Justice Mock Interview
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Question 19 of 30
What was your least favorite aspect of your last job?
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The interviewer asks this question to understand what motivates you, what distracts you, and what kind of work environment suits you best. They're also curious about what your general daily attitude is. Someone who has a lot of negative things to say about their last position might feel that way no matter where they are. Too often, an employee with issues with authority or a negative perspective will project their emotional energy onto their environment. How you answer this question may or may not raise such red flags.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Be honest about what you liked least, but stay focused on the positives. For example, saying that the leadership was toxic might show you have issues with authority figures. That says something different than expressing a lack of growth opportunity or being a social person who thrives in a team environment when the position you held was mostly a solitary work environment.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I couldn't spend time in the break room. Not ever. It was never clean. The fridge was broken and gave off an odor and some used it as a hang-out place to evade work. I'm all for taking micro-breaks, but only for the sake of increasing productivity. So, I always ate lunch out, and that got expensive."
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90% of our clients were defendants in eviction court. I am grateful to have supervisors who give me as much opportunity as possible to assist in cases that offensively protect tenants' rights. However, those opportunities were limited based on my organization's structure.
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It's fair to want more opportunities for growth and development, and the interviewer will understand that. Great job not speaking negatively about a company or employee!
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