I actually don't mind this question, even though it's a cliche. I've also been asked a slightly different version, "What is something about yourself you've impr

I actually don't mind this question, even though it's a cliche. I've also been asked a slightly different version, "What is something about yourself you've improved in the past 6 months?" I see it as a two part question. 1. Do you realize self-improvement is a life-long pursuit? What are you currently working on to improve yourself? 2. Do you have the ability smooth over a negative point when talking to a stakeholder? "Yeah, we released a week late, but on the plus side we found some bugs that would have been deadly in production." Maybe the question would be less abrasive if it was phrased, "What is a weakness that you have?" (Which is really what they're asking, they're not asking for your biggest, darkest secret.) The answer can be simply something like, "For someone working on internet apps, I don't know as much about socket programming as I'd like to. So I've been reading/working on a project to learn more about it."