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If its a fair question then it is fair for the interviewee to ask the question back, but I get the sense that this is not accepted behavior - though I would not
by gcheong 17y ago
If its a fair question then it is fair for the interviewee to ask the question back, but I get the sense that this is not accepted behavior - though I would not hesitate to do so.
- mavelikara 17y agoI cannot up-vote this enough! The only non-jackass way to ask this question is "I am XYZ and that is my biggest weakness. What is yours?" (Same goes for the sister-question "What is your biggest failure?").
- Sandman 17y agoI did that once. I asked the interviewer what he thought was his company's biggest weakness. He nervously smiled and said that his company has no weaknesses. Needless to say, I didn't get the job. Back then, I used to think that the 'What is your biggest weakness' question was pretty dumb too, but I don't anymore. I now understand that I'm not great at every aspect of my job, nobody is. The point is that I know what my weaknesses are and that I want to improve on them. Nowadays, if I get that question in an interview I answer it honestly and make sure that the interviewer knows that I would love to have the opportunity to improve on my weaknesses while I work for his company.
- junklight 17y agoFeel free to ask that if I am ever interviewing you (as long as you don't do it in a sarcastic kind of way) - its a good question and way too many companies are secretive about this kind of stuff. A company that says it has no weaknesses is just as wrong as a candidate that says that they have no weaknesses.
- run4yourlives 17y agoWhat's the worst thing about working at this company? is a perfectly valid question.