The execution of this page is so perfect that it gives me dystopian vibes. I think this might actually be just a tech demo for demoing speech capabilities :)
- bullshitters who have a prepared answer that sorta sounds good
- nervous people who cannot think of anything
- nervous people who will start listing off their worst qualities
Honestly the best response when faced with this is to joke about the cliche "I'm a perfectionist" response and hope that everyone is happy to move on
I feel a bit bad at the "bullshitters" comment, I was trying to show the worst case scenario and didn't factor in "normal nice people who have a prepared answer" :)
As I see it, it helps to filter out some of the kinds of places or teams I wouldn't want to work with in the long term, or at all.
That would gauge whether they're introspective, self-aware, and self-critical.
It was interesting because it actually got us in a different discussion on how employees are evaluated at their company. My personal take though is that the candidate should be self-critical enough to be able to tell me what their weaknesses are and how they are mitigating them.
I have a hard time staying enthusiastic about a project I don't understand the value of, for example. It makes me a bad candidate for teams that are siloed and jobs that highly compartmentalized, and I want to make sure the teams I'm working on have the tools they need to get value to the customer.
It would suck if I took a job like that, and my theory is by stating that out loud I can avoid roles that have those kinds of environments.
Example: I am super focused and stay on something until it is done. I am also super focused and follow problem rabbit holes all the way to the bottom.