Humblebragging Your Way to the Top?

By: leadersayswhat.com
 
Sept. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- I was in an interview recently when one of the managers asked the dreaded “What's your biggest weakness” question. I do not like this question. There is no way to answer it in a way that is both satisfactory and honest. It is obviously disingenuous when you say, “I work too hard” or “I’m too much of a perfectionist.” These humblebrags are prominent in the ways we communicate and, whether or not you realize it, they are damaging your credibility.

The term humblebrag is relatively new. Defined as a "self-deprecating statement whose actual purpose is to draw attention to something of which one is proud," this word was added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2014. Where people use to all-out boast, humblebragging became an attempt to display humility though a veiled complaint while also mentioning how rich/attractive/creative/successful they are. Check out some of the tweets below that try to appear humble amidst a brag:

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