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What are your weaknesses?
"What
are your weaknesses?"
For this answer, you should display a weakness that can be seen as a strength.
There are many types of answers that will work. Some answers will be good
answers for certain jobs, while the same answer will be a bad answer for a
different job. Select an answer that will work for the position you are
applying for. Here are a few examples.
Short Answers
"This
might be bad, but in college I found that I procrastinated a lot. I realized
this problem, and I'm working on it by finishing my work ahead of schedule."
"I
feel my weakness is not being detail oriented enough. I'm a person that wants
to accomplish as much as possible. I realized this hurts the quality and I'm
currently working on finding a balance between quantity and quality."
"I
feel my English ability is my weakest trait. I know this is only a temporary
problem. I'm definitely studying hard to communicate more effectively."
"The
weakest trait I struggled with was not asking for help. I always try to solve
my own problems instead of asking a co-worker who might know the answer. This
would save me more time and I would be more efficient. I'm working on knowing
when it would be beneficial to ask for help."
Long Answers
"I
think my weakest trait is my impatience. Whenever I work in a team and a member
is not performing up to my expectations, I can get impatient and annoyed. I
understand if they are working hard and their portion is difficult, but
sometimes a person can't do the assignment due to incompetence or laziness. A
while back I would get frustrated and start complaining, but I realized that I
can help out by explaining things to some people and encouraging lazy people by
reminding them of deadlines. I know it's bad to be impatient, but I'm
definitely working on it."
"I'm
too detail oriented. I never want to leave anything out and I want everything
to be perfect. This is bad because it slows down my work. Initially, I tried to
work faster to compensate, but that only made me sloppy. So I decided to put
more emphasis on priority and planning. By doing so, I'm hoping that I can make
the proper decisions on what to work on and what to intentionally leave out."
Both of these examples show an answer that is acceptable. Although being
impatient is not good, it shows that you are a quick learner and that you like
efficiency. The second displays a person that is detail oriented, which can be
seen as a good trait. Finally, both answers identify the weakness and show the
actions of correcting it. |