Daycare Worker Question:

The dreaded “weaknesses question” doesn’t need to be as feared as it is.

The hardest part of being able to answer this question is actually identifying what your weaknesses are and how you would go about overcoming them.

Here’s what you need to do to prepare a great answer:

List three of your weaknesses. If you’re struggling to think of one, cast your mind back to previous jobs or your time as a student and think about the tasks that you really didn’t enjoy – those are a good indicator of a potential weakness;
List “why” you think they’re a weakness and why it’s important for you to develop your skills in those areas;
Think of three examples of what you’re doing to overcome those weaknesses.
There’s no need to try and avoid an honest answer for this question. The most important things are to show the interviewer that you can be self-reflective and that you can identity problems and overcome them – not that you’re a perfect human being without weaknesses!