how to answer when asked what are your weaknesses?
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['I focus too much on the details. ... ', 'I have a hard time letting go of a project. ... ', 'I have trouble saying “no.” ... ', 'I get impatient when projects run beyond the deadline. ... ', 'I sometimes lack confidence. ... ', 'I can have trouble asking for help.']
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The answer should start with, “Let me answer in two ways, professionally and personally….” Strengths should include hard skills, soft skills and intrinsic skills. Although you should prepare three weaknesses, you should provide only one at a time, and use the others as back up if and only if asked for more.
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['Tell me about a time when you handled a challenging situation.', 'Tell me about a time when you made a mistake. ... ', 'Tell me about a time when you were in conflict with a peer and how the situation was resolved.', 'Tell me about how you work under pressure.']
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The best way to handle this question is to minimize the trait and emphasize the positive. Select a trait and come up with a solution to overcome your weakness. Stay away from personal qualities and concentrate more on professional traits. For example: "I pride myself on being a 'big-picture' guy.
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['Answer No. 1: "I didn\'t have enough challenges. ... ', 'Answer No. 2: "Lack of stability. ... ', 'Answer No. 3: "In my last job, my boss was overbearing and wouldn\'t let me do my job. ... ', 'Start on the right foot.', 'Stay on tasks.', 'End with a strength.', 'Question: Ready to get hired?']
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Your answer should “explain how you overcame/overcome the negative aspect and, most importantly, what you learned from the situation,” advises Hurwitz. “The key is to always end on a positive.” A good answer will be structured like, “My weakness is X. I overcome it by doing Y.”
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['What do you do well? ... ', 'What do your friends say you do well? ... ', 'If you could do or be anything, what would you do or be? ... ', 'What gives you results when you do something? ... ', 'How can you get better?']
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['Be honest. Ensure your answer is sincere. ... ', "Be prepared. Outline your speaking points ahead of time and practice them until you're comfortable with your response. ... ", 'Tailor your answer to the position. Remember, the interviewer is only interested in your strengths as they relate to the job.']
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Try and tell them few of your strengths, preferably with an example or two, which might be of use to the job you are being interviewed. Its an opportunity for you to "showcase" yourself, to tell them the thing you are "itching" to tell them but found no chance to do so!
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['Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure. ... ', 'How do you handle a challenge? ... ', 'Have you ever made a mistake? ... ', 'Give an example of how you set goals. ... ', 'Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it.']
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['Strengths.', 'Weaknesses.', 'Opportunities.', 'Threats.']
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When she's asked, "What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?" Francine responds, "My strength is that I'm a hard worker. My weakness is that I get stressed when I miss a deadline because someone else dropped the ball."
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“ I feel my main weakness is that I sometimes take on too much work, simply because I don't want to say no. By taking on too much work, it can potentially have a detrimental impact on my other tasks, so I am learning to complete tasks thoroughly first, before agreeing to take on additional tasks.
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['Mention what skills you want to use. You could begin your answer by discussing your current strengths and skills and how they relate to the job. ... ', 'Describe a job in general. ... ', 'Discuss your values. ... ', 'Tailor your answer for the job you are interviewing for.']
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["First, create two lists. Before you use any outside sources to help identify your strengths and weaknesses, I'd recommend that you spend about 30 minutes alone creating two lists. ... ", 'Talk to people you trust. ... ', 'Take a personality test. ... ', 'Try new things.']
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['I focus too much on the details. ... ', 'I have a hard time letting go of a project. ... ', 'I have trouble saying “no.” ... ', 'I get impatient when projects run beyond the deadline. ... ', 'I could use more experience in… ... ', 'I sometimes lack confidence.']
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['I focus too much on the details. ... ', 'I have a hard time letting go of a project. ... ', 'I have trouble saying “no.” ... ', 'I get impatient when projects run beyond the deadline. ... ', 'I sometimes lack confidence. ... ', 'I can have trouble asking for help. ... ', 'It has been difficult for me to work with certain personalities.']