You know, that happens a lot during interviews. I've sat in a lot of interviews, and the person is going on and on about how he was let go from his last job for not performing up to standards, and I'm thinking, "Here's a gun - just shoot yourself in the foot."

Yeah, I hear ya. Luckily, I interview well. I'm professional and enthusiastic, and I know the right answers to most questions.

"What's your worst flaw?" "Perfectionism." ;)

It's regular social situations that I screw up regularly.


That's one of the things I've learned - don't confuse "showing enthusiasm" with "boring the interview committee".

Yep. It's a question of gauging your audience. Easier to do with professionals, I find, than in other circumstances.

However, I know some people who talk and talk, and it's an "endearing quality" rather than "annoying habit."

I envy those people. But they talk and talk about things that are socially appropriate, and I bet ten dollars to one that they don't have several inner voices screaming at them to shut up. They tend to be genuinely enthusiastic about their subject, and that's infectious and fun to be around. :)