2006-11-06 00:22:05 · 18 answers · asked by Nasir M 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Either you say a weakness that is also a strength something like: I am a perfectionist etc.
Or a genuine weakness that you had in the past that you addressed and improved something like computer skills addressed by going to appropriate courses etc
Good luck
2006-11-06 00:26:06 · answer #1 · answered by toietmoi 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've hired numerous people over the years and personally, the ones who take strengths and try to pass them off as weaknesses always strike me as a little slimy.
Be honest about your weaknesses, obviously make a statement about what you're trying to do about fixing it, but don't lie. The interviewer asks the question to see if your weaknesses will fit in with the people you'll be working with. They know that no employee is perfect, but they want to know that when they hire someone that person is going to take responsibility for their actions and be honest about their production.
For example, I'm perpetually late for work in the morning. It's never more than three or four minutes, but it's still late. I'm upfront about it, but I make up for it by insuring that my work is done on time and an extra ten or fifteen minutes is put in at lunch or at the end of the day. I've not been unemployed since I was fourteen and every job has been a promotion over the last.
Don't kill your chances at a great position because you can't be honest about a weakness.
Good Luck!
2006-11-06 00:36:35 · answer #2 · answered by DetroitBrat 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always pick something rather unimportant, such as admitting that filing isn't my favorite thing, or that I am not very excited about writing procedures. NOBody is excited about those things, so it doesn't count against you.
(Once trained) I am very a very self directed person and work much better when left alone to get the job done in my own order of doing things. Some people who like to control others would see that as a problem, other employers would see that as a great asset. Present something such as this when asked the question.
2006-11-06 00:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by kkirby45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weaknesses - always choose something which is negative that could be turned into a positive. I.E You could say at the moment I don't have a fantastic knowledge of Excel spreadsheets, however I am 100% competent in Word and I have a beginners course boked for Excel.
Or a good one is, I sometimes find it hard to stop working! They love it !
2006-11-06 01:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by hornyheluk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that could be a sticky concern. money has broken up families and friends. You did no longer clarify alot in information. Does he pay off you? How long does it take for him to pay off or ask for greater money? If that could be a persevering with think of, and you recognize the money isn't being spent properly, than do no longer provide it. If he's genuinely a sturdy chum and you recognize the placement wherein he desires money. Than enable him comprehend that till he repays you lower back you will no longer lend out greater. Make it right into a settlement. perchance additionally start up stating which you're brief on money..that way he ought to no longer think of of you for any help. purely you recognize his techniques, plus if hes a particular chum you have got the means to talk to him approximately it. sturdy success,tc
2016-12-17 05:02:08 · answer #5 · answered by bloodsaw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never say you have a weakness unless its like i am a perfectionist. i wouldnt have thought an interviewer would ask that anyway. more likely to ask what you can bring to the company.
dotn put yourself down is the key
2006-11-06 00:32:43 · answer #6 · answered by Daniel_Son_Bonsai 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wait until you get older and have to be interviewed by someone who looks thirteen and asks you, "Where do you see yourself 20 years from now?" and I'm thinking "Hopefully still alive".
2006-11-06 00:31:54 · answer #7 · answered by Debra D 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I asked this same question a few weeks ago
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AppDFuQS4tTIA9Zyem7mauQgBgx.?qid=20061023104204AA7VXqm
i got some good answers but the answer chocolate was the funniest! there's some good ones on there. take a peek
2006-11-06 00:26:44 · answer #8 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My old standby is that "I don't like to say No to someone who asks for my help". But, I follow-up with the fact that sometimes it is necessary, in order to provide quality work -- I can't stretch myself to thinly among to many projects.
2006-11-06 00:34:22 · answer #9 · answered by SV 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i read an interview with the guy who started starbucks , who seems like an obvious workaholic, and his answer was " i expect too much of people"
2006-11-06 00:25:52 · answer #10 · answered by ben g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋