what is your weakness? (1 Viewer)

[felix_suwarno]

lets say i have a job interview and being asked "what is your weakness?"

what kind of answer should i say?

thx

 

[Carl Johnson]

Sir, my weakness is that I'm a workaholic. Others have been known to question why I'm so dedicated to my job and I tell them to leave me alone, I'm trying to pay my mortgage here.......

 

[Jim_F]

I give in to my supervisor's wishes too easily.

 

[Evan S]

Carl has hit it pretty much dead on. Whenever an interviewer asks you any question to specify your weaknesses, always turn it into a pseudo positive. Like "My main weakness is that I like to take on too many challenges at the same time sometimes." or..."Sometimes I have a hard time knowing when to differ some work onto a collegue as I am a take charge person by nature and have a tendency to overwhelm myself."

Never say stuff like "I'm such a big home theater fan that I sometimes watch movies late into the night, oversleep the next day and have to call in sick because of it."

 

[Moe Maishlish]

I'm a perfectionist. It's a bad thing, and a good thing. Bad for my personal life (i.e. very picky when it comes to the women in my life), great for my work life (i.e. part of my job involves Quality Assurance, Testing, and Documentation, which I like to get done as perfectly as possible).

"It is my blessing, it is my curse".

Moe.

 

[Vince Maskeeper]

I once answered that question without hesitation:
"Blondes"

Oddly, I got the job anyway.

-Vince

 

[Dominik Droscher]

I always choose the longest line in supermarkets.

 

[BrianW]

"Kryptonite."

Seriously, I hate questions like this, because all it reveals is how well you can lie under pressure.

Check this link for my take on this and other stupid interview questions:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...04#post1274304

If you have an interview coming up, good luck. If you're asking just for the heck of it, then I hope you enjoy my tale of woe.

 

[DaveF]

Vince's answer is a good one in many circumstances: it shows wit, different perspective, and quick thinking Of course, you may have to follow it up with a "real" answer.

During my interviews last Fall, I was not asked that question. But I was not interviewing for entry-level, fresh-out-of-college positions.

 

[felix_suwarno]

i have saved brianw's post in my hard drive so that i can review it later.

thankkssss a lot.

 

[Jared_B]

Vince, Blondes really are my weakness. I guess if your prospective boss was blonde, that would be a good answer.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Gin is my only weakness

 

[Ryan Wright]

I once answered that question without hesitation:
"Blondes"

That is hilarious! I never thought to answer that question in such a manner. Although I once answered it with, "I don't have any weaknesses. I'm absolutely perfect." The interviewer said, "No, really, what is your biggest weakness?" ... so I had to give the typical bullshit answer.

There's a comedian (I forget his name, he's been on the Bob & Tom show) who talks about this:

"Of course I told him my biggest weakness is that I just push myself too damn hard. I'm an eager beaver! Really, my biggest weakness? Oh, hey... punctuality. I just can't seem to get my ass out of bed in the morning. I hit the snooze button a dozen times... sometimes I dream I get up... I'm surprised I'm even here."

 

[Rain]

It's so weird this thread is here.

I was just asking someone about this on MSN, since I had a preliminary interview this morning.

(Oh, I think it went really well.)

 

[Joseph Young]

Q: "What is your weakness?"

A: "Perhaps it's just me, but I really value semantics -- and find the term 'weakness' personally offensive. It's very difficult for me to see things in terms 'weakness.' I'd rather refer to them as 'challenges.' Subsequently, I relish the opportunity to encounter challenges. Without challenges, what is the use in continuing to do your best at a job?"



~j

 

[BrianW]

Joeseph, I think that's the most brilliant answer I've ever seen to this question. You're smothering the interviewer in it, but he won't even see the need for a shovel!

 

[Patrick Sun]

I would have said "busty leggy blondes"

 

[Vince Maskeeper]

Indeed- but I would imagine there is a fine line between being witty and being a creepy letch. I tried to go for witty, I would think this might be moving you closer to the latter...

 

[Derrik Draven]

...prostitutes?

 

[Will Pomeroy]

The bottle.