What is your biggest weakness.

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shibaji sengupta · Accepted Answer

An answer here that lands up kind of bragging about oneself is generally considered a no-no by most HR managers. An appropriate answer should be more on the lines of some trivial matter which would not impede on the performance of the job being interviewed for. Further, the stress should be on how after identifying the issue the candidate has taken measureable steps to resolve it.

For eg., instead of "I work too hard" one way to tackle it might be "New in to the work force, I was straining myself too hard and found myself lacking the time to engage in social activities. This was alienating me from my friends and social network. Realizing this, I talked about the situation with some veterans of the workforce, over a cup of coffee, and now I manage my time better by working smarter. This has elevated my esteem in my manager's view while I get to enjoy social activities as well, which in turn rejuvenates me to be a more productive worker."
This is not the only right answer, but just a suggestion as to how this type of question should be tackled.

Christie · Answer

You could say that delegation is a weakness, for example, I normally say...

I believe my biggest weakness is delegation, I am a very creative and dedicated person and like to see a project through from start to finish. One way I've been working on this though is delegating small amounts to my associates at a time and have had great responses, I really have the ability to watch them grow and succeed. As they do well on the little parts that I delegate to them, I am more enthusiastic about the whole process of delegation.

Nikko · Answer

This is a classic. The only answer that works is telling them a weakness that is a strong point at the same time. Working hard is NOT a weakness!

Some examples

- I'm a problem solver and some time this may irritate some people in the team who like the things to be done the old fashion way.
Or
- I like perfection and cannot stand sloppiness..
Or
When I'm focus I don't drink or eat until I've solved the problem. I end up oftenly dehydrated.


Or

Forrest · Answer

I would say my weakness is wanting to taking on risky challenges;  While the potential for failure is increased,  the reward of success will out weigh the potential failure.

Chris · Answer

I voice my opinions when I should keep them contained. On that note, I do not like this question. All it does is prompt the individual to give a marginalized negative that can be spun into a positive. Like, "I work to hard." They had an episode of "the office" that mocked this question. With good cause, very little can be learned from this question.

Anonymous · Answer

I work too hard

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