Executive International Business Question:
Can you tell me some thing about your greatest weakness?
Answer:
Do not say you have none - this will not sound very credible and might, in fact, make your interviewer believe you are being over-confident. Another rookie mistake is trying to disguise one of your strengths as a weakness, for example:
Well, I'm such a hard worker. Sometimes I really work too hard. I should probably spend more time with my family, because all I do is work… Did I mention I work hard? hmmm… That's because all I do is work, work, work…
You have two alternatives:
Use a professed weakness such as a lack of experience (not ability) on your part in an area that is not vital for the job.
Describe a personal or professional weakness that you've been working on improving. Focus on the steps you have taken to combat it, for example:
I know the people from my team think I'm too demanding. I sometimes tend to drive them pretty hard but I've started reading on the subject some time ago and I'm getting much better at managing them by setting objectives.
Well, I'm such a hard worker. Sometimes I really work too hard. I should probably spend more time with my family, because all I do is work… Did I mention I work hard? hmmm… That's because all I do is work, work, work…
You have two alternatives:
Use a professed weakness such as a lack of experience (not ability) on your part in an area that is not vital for the job.
Describe a personal or professional weakness that you've been working on improving. Focus on the steps you have taken to combat it, for example:
I know the people from my team think I'm too demanding. I sometimes tend to drive them pretty hard but I've started reading on the subject some time ago and I'm getting much better at managing them by setting objectives.
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