how to answer th question What are some of your weakness in an interview?

Answer 1

Well, I'm a bit of a perfectionist, and I need to concentrate on balancing that with meeting deadlines. As long as the deadlines are set reasonably, I should be able to indulge my perfectionism and really do the job right. Let me know if I'm getting too picky about something, OK?

Answer 2

As someone who has worked in recruiting for several years, I hate this question. In the role of interviewer, it almost never provides me with any real information about the applicant. I would estimate that about 95% of the answers to this question are some sort of variation of: 1) I'm too much of a perfectionist, 2) I don't like to turn down a request, or 3) I need to better balance my work and personal life. All designed to be "weaknesses" that aren't really weaknesses. I mainly use this question (and it's inverse: "Tell me about your strengths") as a buy-time question so I can review my notes about the other questions with answers I actually care about.

When preparing for an interviewing, it would benefit you to concentrate more on thinking of scenarios that address behaviorial interview questions. These types of questions are designed to get at actual experiences and provide a more realistic picture of how you handle situations. Some behavioral questions that I use a lot, for many types of jobs are:
- Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a customer complaint.
- Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with a co-worker.
- Tell me about a time when you went above-and-beyond in order to satisfy a customer.

The kind of answers we're looking for with these question are actual, specific examples. Hypotheticals don't count. If all I can get from an applicant are hypothetical, "Well this is what I would do if..." answers, then it's the same as not answering the question at all.

Answer 3

I think most people have a hard time pointing out thier weaknesses. I go with
"I have a hard time saying no. When someone offers me a task I have a hard time turning them away."
You know, I have been told that I interview very well...I think another great thing to remember is just to loosen up and have an actual conversation with the person...they're nervous too.