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What risks do you see for yourself in this role?

What risks do you see for yourself in this role?

The interviewer is trying to understand your fears and apprehensions in the new position for which you are being interviewed.
While you have come for the interview, it is possible that role scares you
and the interviewer is trying to understand.
Be watchful for what you say. Show that you are excited and prepared to deliver.
Do's
• Show that you are excited about the new role
• Show that you have the skills, experience to ace the role
• Tell about new environment (colleagues, office etc) which you will get accustomed to
• Also show that you plan to be well prepared to take on this job before joining
Don'ts
• I am afraid but will take help from boss
• I am scared of your company's speed
Similar Questions
• What do you view as your risks and disadvantages with the position we are interviewing you for?
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The mistakes we make in our everyday life

• We are hardwired to make these mistakes • Few biases are simply evolutionary • These errors affect all of us including the bright ones • Experience is just not enough to overcome • but expertise is required to recognize and overcome

Few of biases as below · Anchoring - When an individual depends too heavily on an initial piece of information during decision making · Fixed pie - When we assume that our interests conflict with the other party's interests and we play adversarial · Framing - When we decide on our options differently when the options are presented with positive or negative connotations · Vividness – When we pay attention to strong features at the expense of less, that could be more impactful · Over confidence – When our subjective confidence is greater than the objective accuracy · Escalation – When initial decision is followed up with an irrational decision to justify the initial decision

Few ways to mitigate these biases are · Learn to recognize the bias · Use slow, effortful and logical thinking (System 2) · Avoid fast, automatic and effortless thinking (System 1) · Avoid negotiations which are thrust upon when not ready · Learn through use of stories, examples, exercises · Bring an outsider perspective