Employment interviewers often ask a job applicant what his or her weaknesses are. A jocular line is:
“Apparently ‘cheesecake & tacos’ wasn’t the answer the interviewer was looking for when he asked me what my weaknesses are.”
The joke was posted on Twitter by Megan on June 4, 2013.
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Megan
@meganyyb
Apparently “cheesecake & tacos” wasn’t the answer the interviewer was looking for when he asked me what my weaknesses are.
9:17 PM - 4 Jun 2013
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Karen Thomasа
@_karen_th_
Apparently “cheesecake & tacos” wasn’t the answer the interviewer was looking for when he asked me what my weaknesses are.
4:25 PM - 5 Jun 2013
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Brandon Littlefield
@OffBrandFlakes
Apparently “Oreos & pizza” wasn’t the answer the interviewer was looking for when he asked me what my weaknesses are.
9:57 PM - 23 Jun 2013
Funny Status
Apparently “cheesecake & tacos” wasn’t the answer…
June 23, 2013 Food Status Updates
Apparently “cheesecake & tacos” wasn’t the answer the interviewer was looking for when he asked me what my weaknesses are.
Jackson Beardy
Apparently “cheesecake & tacos” wasn’t the answer the interviewer was looking for when he asked me what my weaknesses are.
Posted on March 17, 2015 by Jackson Beardy
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Bill Murray
@BiIIMurray
Apparently “cheesecake & tacos” wasn’t the answer the interviewer was looking for when he asked me what my weaknesses are.
6:23 PM - 14 Jun 2017
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