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I would go with this: My biggest weakness, hmm, if it is .. what I think it is, I rather feel that I should not share it, because, I feel that while I'm fixing

I would go with this: My biggest weakness, hmm, if it is .. what I think it is, I rather feel that I should not share it, because, I feel that while I'm fixing something, I should not promote the fact that I'm open. Similarly to how, when you are fixing something in a apartment, while trying to sell it to a customer. if the other person is still not convinced yet, I would carry on and say: Well, honestly, it is something not that big, which is proven by the fact that your experienced eyes have yet not caught it, so yes, in a way, I can say, the question should not be what is your biggest weakness, but instead, does it make you unqualified for this (job/opportunity/etc), and the answer would be NO, it doesn't. its actually a general question, towards your self-confidence. Because any experienced person knows, that weaknesses can be overcome, failures made up for. What matters is the awareness of it, and will to change.

LargeWu 14y ago
If I heard a BS answer like this, and I do from time to time, interview would instantly be over. Sure I might carry on out of a sense of decorum, but you just lost the job. Good luck with your search. And by the way, your answer did in fact reveal a weakness. What your answer just told me is that I can rely on you to give me patronizing answers instead of being direct. And that, my friend, does in fact make you unqualified to work for me.
- mhurron 14y ago
  If you ask the question you deserve all the patronizing answers anyone can come up with.
- Jach 14y ago
  I think the patronizing tone is well-deserved in the second "carry on and say.." portion. Here's a shorter honest (from me) answer that resembles rikacomet's first section I would probably give at first (after all, good companies can still have crappy hiring practices): "I don't know you well enough to reveal that information." If the interviewer persisted, then I'm with the rest of the group here who are done with the interview at that point, screw how good the company might have been on the inside.

LargeWu 14y ago

If I heard a BS answer like this, and I do from time to time, interview would instantly be over. Sure I might carry on out of a sense of decorum, but you just lost the job. Good luck with your search. And by the way, your answer did in fact reveal a weakness. What your answer just told me is that I can rely on you to give me patronizing answers instead of being direct. And that, my friend, does in fact make you unqualified to work for me.

mhurron 14y ago
If you ask the question you deserve all the patronizing answers anyone can come up with.
Jach 14y ago
I think the patronizing tone is well-deserved in the second "carry on and say.." portion. Here's a shorter honest (from me) answer that resembles rikacomet's first section I would probably give at first (after all, good companies can still have crappy hiring practices): "I don't know you well enough to reveal that information." If the interviewer persisted, then I'm with the rest of the group here who are done with the interview at that point, screw how good the company might have been on the inside.