seabowl":yj1qavyw said:
Interesting topic. As part of my job I am responsible for hiring sales employees. Almost all of the questions I ask are behavioral type of questions where it tells me about the persons makeup and what motivates them. One of my favorite questions I ask is "if you had to choose one, do you love to win or hate to lose"? I came up with this question on my own and would rather want a rep that hates to lose because they generally would be more apt to making sure they get the job done and are more self motivating.
It is obviously somewhat different when the employee needs to have a physical skill set on top of the motivation but there have been a number of players over the years that had the body but not the mind (motivation) to be successful in the NFL.
It's odd, I've been fairly successful through life, but my first thought was "love to win." I prepare for my success, which is something I learned during private pilot instruction. My instructor told me, "Always remember the 6 Ps, Preflight Planning, Precludes Piss Poor Performance."
Every now and then I'll say "Always remember the 7 Ps, just to see who's counting
But I hate to lose too, so when I do lose, I spend an inordinate amount of time preparing for the next go around.
So your question could also be defined as "Do you prepare for a job interview before hand so that you ensure success, or after you've rejected?"
Sorry, my mind wanders sometimes, but it seems that there might not be a wrong answer to your question.