| What is your biggest weakness? | | | | best not to mention that you have trouble getting along |
| This is one of those difficult interview questions that | | | | with people since you're going to be constantly |
| interviewers ask from time to time. The way you | | | | working with others. |
| handle your response to the question might be as | | | | 3. Don't evade the question. Don't try to avoid |
| important if not more important than what you actually | | | | answering the question. Also be careful about giving a |
| say. | | | | clichéd weakness (ie. I work too hard) and then |
| The question is how to answer the question without | | | | quickly stating how you deal with it. That looks too |
| making it look like you have a weakness that might | | | | scripted and the interviewer has probably heard it one |
| prevent you from getting hired. | | | | million times before. Admitting a real weakness but |
| At the same time, you don't want to mention a | | | | then stating what you are doing to improve yourself is |
| weakness that isn't really a weakness and simply tell | | | | preferable ie. "My presentation skills are not as strong |
| the interviewer what you think they want to hear. | | | | as I'd like so I signed up for weekend presentation skills |
| Trust me, an experienced interviewer has heard every | | | | classes and also joined a Toastmasters club." |
| clichéd answer to this question and will know | | | | Remember that the specific job you are interviewing |
| when you are feeding them a line. | | | | for will help to determine how you answer the |
| The purpose of asking this question is firstly to see | | | | question. |
| how you handle a stress question and secondly how | | | | 4.Keep your answer factual and brief. Typically, stress |
| you actually respond to it. | | | | questions such as these that put us on the spot tend |
| Here are some guidelines for responding when an | | | | to cause us to ramble on and speak for longer than |
| interviewer asks what about your biggest weakness: | | | | we should especially if we're nervous. The best way |
| 1. Answer the question honestly. It's always best to | | | | to answer the question is to be well prepared and to |
| answer any interview question honestly (obviously) but | | | | know how you are going to answer the question |
| this is an especially important one. Making up a | | | | before the interview. This will avoid you trying to think |
| weakness that isn't really a weakness will most likely | | | | off the top of your head and saying more than you |
| be very noticeable to the interviewer. If they think you | | | | need to which could hurt your chances of getting the |
| are lying, they may ask you for another weakness | | | | job. |
| which will cause you even more trouble trying to think | | | | 5. Be careful about using "my biggest weakness is my |
| of one off the top of your head. | | | | biggest strength" as your response. Saying that "I'm a |
| 2. Don't mention a big weakness that could cost you | | | | perfectionist" or something like that is another of those |
| the job. Your goal here isn't to lie of course, it's simply | | | | clichéd answers that people often give to this |
| to present yourself as best you can. We all have | | | | question. It will probably come across as being scripted |
| weaknesses but it doesn't mean we tell an interviewer | | | | and the interviewer will most likely determine that you |
| everything that we do wrong. If for example you are | | | | got the answer from an interview tips book. |
| interviewing for a project manager job, it's probably | | | | |