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I always respond to this one by saying "my greatest weakness is that I don't know my greatest weakness".

• IsaacSchlueter 18y ago
  The only time I was asked that question, I responded with "That's kind of a weird question, don't you think? I mean, it's not really in my interest to answer it honestly." The interviewer agreed, and we chatted about interviewing technique for a little while. He admitted that he only asked to see what people say, and that mine was probably the best answer he'd heard. Got an offer the next day.
  • jcl 18y ago
    It's ironic that such a vapid and well-known question still reveals useful information about a candidate -- precisely because it is vapid and well-known.
  • Hexstream 18y ago
    You might have had the offer almost regardless of your answer to that question.
    • IsaacSchlueter 18y ago
      I'm pretty sure you're right.