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Honestly talking about your weaknesses.

• notauser 16y ago
  That depends how you do it. This is a good example of being both honest and positive: "I know that I'm a bit weak at financial forecasting, so I'm currently studying for a certification. Actually I'm finding it really interesting and I'm pretty confident I'll crack it soon."
• iamdave 16y ago
  "I know the usual advice is to take something only slightly bad and turn it into something positive. But I don't think that's honest. So I guess my problem is that I don't like to play games with interviewers."
• tptacek 16y ago
  Meh. The "turn a weakness into a strength" trick is such a cliche that I'm confident managers were seeing through it in 1950. So, if you're asking this question and you try to dodge it, what you're really communicating is "I'm not comfortable talking about my weaknesses", which is itself a weakness. The one thing I will say for being ``honest'' about your weaknesses: it allows you to control the conversation. Common sense: if you torture and kill squirrels in your spare time for fun, don't be honest about that.