Your resume is a kind of price list. You list what you can offer the employer for his money. In order to "sell" your goods, you should realize what your potential boss is ready to pay for, and what he considers a waste of money, working time and life.
In the preparation of the resume, most often, people skillfully consult questions on the fact, with the inscription of dates, degrees, positions. There is no need for a great mind, especially if you have enough diplomas and experience to feel confident in this field. However, the question of positive and negative character traits puzzles. How to assess yourself: a) objectively; b) not seeming too overconfident; c) not blurt out about the quality that the employer, just does not tolerate the spirit?
In principle, a list of negative character traits is required only in the resume and at the interview itself. In the other spheres of life, we somehow manage that our "virtues" are evident to those around us. Therefore, we will focus on the issue of employment.
Formalism
If you are not asked to indicate in the summary about the shortcomings, do not do this. You should describe the qualities that clearly fit and contribute to the performance of your work duties, and you will be asked about the disadvantages at the interview. Therefore, consider the rules for describing the negative character traits for the interview.
- If you say that you do not have cons, you will necessarily appear to the interviewer arrogant and arrogant, and also not sincere;
- If you say that your shortcoming is workaholism, excessive dedication, love of overtime, the result will be about the same - you are deceiving;
- You will say about something real and petty, your shortcomings should be "humane", but do not spoil the quality of work:
- dependence on coffee;
- smoking;
- poor knowledge of some skillful computer programs (if their knowledge is not a condition for getting a job);
- habit of forgetting things at work, leaving papers on the table at the end of the day, forgetting to turn off the computer, etc.
Assess the requirements of the employer
In any case, before you start to vary the answer about the negative or positive traits of a person's character, imagine yourself in the place of the desired superiors and think about what a set of qualities an ideal employee should have.
You should clearly articulate what character traits are needed to carry out the work for which you are so desperately hunting.
So, do you meet this list of qualities? If you found a common in yourself, and in a fantasy shortlist, feel free to write down these general qualities in your resume . If you do not have them, offer the employer something more:
- when there is no work experience or skills, write that you are easily trained;
- when there are not enough positive qualities, write that you dream to work in this company, because ...;
- when you want to "catch" the barefoot for the living, write that you have the opportunity to work overtime.
When are negative features not a hindrance?
Sometimes negative features of a person can on the contrary expose him in a positive light in front of potential leadership. For example, it is proved that some flaws in the character contribute to leadership in the team, and in general, applying for leadership positions, it would be nice to acquire them.
Negative features of the leader:
- narcissism;
- excessive dramatization of events;
- critical attitude towards people;
- strict observance of the rules.
These qualities in a moderate amount can help in leadership positions. For example, usually at narcissistic narcissuses on hurray there is an interview, but if to pass a line, relations with collective will be not the most hospitable. And the love of observance of the rules will be an excellent drawback, if you are applying for a position in the fields of law and accounting, but to a more creative position, is hardly suitable.