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What is your biggest weakness? (interview question)
 

zzxz12's picture
(Monkey, 54
 
Points)
 on 10/17/10 at 11:44pm

How did you answer this? Is there a good answer to this question?

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PIE's picture

You can either go the BS

IB
 
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 on 10/18/10 at 12:14am

You can either go the BS answer of: Im too much of a perfectionist, I work too hard, I expect too much of myself etc.

Or other interviewers want a real biggest weakness and then you should pick a real weakness and show how you are bettering yourself with it.

This is answered really well in the behavioral guide, you should get it.

chubbybunny's picture

my biggest weakness is my

O
(Orangutan, 264
 
Points)
 on 10/18/10 at 12:26am

my biggest weakness is my huge 9 in. cock.

zzxz12's picture

Short wrote: You can either

(Monkey, 54
 
Points)
 on 10/18/10 at 12:26am
Short:

You can either go the BS answer of: Im too much of a perfectionist, I work too hard, I expect too much of myself etc.

Or other interviewers want a real biggest weakness and then you should pick a real weakness and show how you are bettering yourself with it.

This is answered really well in the behavioral guide, you should get it.

I have it.

WestCoastMonkey's picture

most HR/ hiring managers know

AM
(Monkey, 50
 
Points)
 on 10/18/10 at 12:55am

most HR/ hiring managers know the bs answers like "i work too hard..." and don't look highly on those answers. It's best to give a true weakness or area in which you are working on and show how you are trying to improve yourself. However, it's important not to tell a weakness that may directly affect your qualifications for the job.

For example, it probably wouldn't be best to mention your weakness is your attention to detail or computer skills when applying for an analyst position. However, it might be better to mention that you are trying to improve your public speaking skills and have been taking speech and debate classes or trying to expose yourself to more public speaking engagements that force you to get better. Hope this helps.

Diamonds's picture

"My biggest weakness is

IB
(Monkey, 32
 
Points)
 on 10/18/10 at 2:50am

"My biggest weakness is answering retarded interview questions"

The Phantom's picture

I said, "my benchpress is

HF
 
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 on 10/18/10 at 3:30am

I said, "my benchpress is kind of weak, but I am working on it," once. True story.

RadarBanker's picture

Of say your biggest weakness

 
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 on 10/18/10 at 3:35am

Of say your biggest weakness is that you just don't have the real world experience of a first year after 6 months. SO you feel you'll be behind out of the gate, so you really want to get going. Not sure on this one?

General Disarray's picture

Kryptonite

IB
 
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 on 10/18/10 at 7:34am

Kryptonite

That is the gayest question

eyelikecheese (not verified)
(Chimp, 0
 
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 on 10/18/10 at 7:57am

That is the gayest question known to interviewing. Just be honest, and focus on something that is a true weakness for you. A great bs is always a good thing, but tailor it specifically to your experiences or your personality. I would argue against using the typical ones, such as: I am too much of a perfectionist, I work to hard blah blah. People can see right through those are being total bs and write you off for having no creativity.

parahx's picture

I've had this question asked

IB
(Monkey, 65
 
Points)
 on 10/18/10 at 10:53am

I've had this question asked before. My answer was that I'm sometimes too stubborn and don't give in to others' opinions/ideas. But it's not always been a bad thing (I have a story where it turned out very beneficial to be slightly stubborn), but I'm also much more open now and more willing to work with others to accomplish some end goal. I've gotten good responses from this one.

jonnyseed's picture

I once said my 6.5"/4.5"

ER
 
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 on 10/18/10 at 10:57am

I once said my 6.5"/4.5" penis is too small. True story.

PossumBelly's picture

"I struggle with subject/verb

IB
(King Kong, 1,689
 
Points)
 on 10/18/10 at 11:12am

"I struggle with subject/verb agreement and pluralization" should come up a lot more.

aabb123's picture

Cookies

(Chimp, 9
 
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 on 10/18/10 at 11:20am

Cookies

Tier2Sta's picture

Sometimes get too intimate

IB
(Orangutan, 290
 
Points)
 on 10/18/10 at 11:31am

Sometimes get too intimate with the detail, need to ensure always have big picture mind.

From the ghetto....

LeveragedFiend's picture

i used the perfectionist

IB
 
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 on 10/19/10 at 2:53am

i used the perfectionist approach and the interviewer ate that shit up

It’s no mystery that ass has always been tits’ greatest enemy... It’s almost like a Muslim-Jewish thing, but with tits and ass.

MrBroadway's picture

bump

IB
(Baboon, 160
 
Points)
 on 5/6/12 at 4:20pm

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