3 ms·
The best way to answer the What's your greatest weakness? question is by highly accentuating a positive trait and stating how you overcome the stated weakness:
by epoxyhockey 14y ago
The best way to answer the What's your greatest weakness? question is by highly accentuating a positive trait and stating how you overcome the stated weakness:
- Sometimes, I am too nice to my customers during phone conversations, so I set mental time limits for how long a call should last
- I need to be caffeinated in order to code my best, so I always make sure to stop by the coffee shop on the way to work
Yes, it is cheesy to answer like this, but it is a cheesy question to begin with.
- BryantD 14y agoInterviewers know that one, although I think the right answer is pretty close to what you suggest. I recommend identifying a real weakness and then talking about how you're working to overcome it. Maybe divide the answer into two parts: what you've already done and what you're continuing to do.
- epoxyhockey 14y agoInterviewers know that one Well, I guess it's just a difference in philosophy. The question is more of a trap than a constructive tool. When I was trained, it was taught to me as a way to weed out people who slip up and say something stupid .. or worse.
- snowwrestler 14y agoWhen I hire, I'm looking for people who think and communicate honestly. When I hear a BS response to this question, it tells me that either this person does not think they have any weaknesses, or that they are too scared to discuss them. Either way it's a red flag.