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Question 19 of 50
What is your greatest weakness?
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Elisabeth Walter is an experienced Recruiting Consultant and Enrollment Advisor.
This common interview question is an opportunity to demonstrate your self-insight. Interviewers ask this question to learn more about your self-awareness and ability to reflect on room for personal improvement. Further, it might even be an opportunity to screen out candidates who may actually have a 'make-or-break' weakness when it comes to doing your job effectively.
Elisabeth Walter is an experienced Recruiting Consultant and Enrollment Advisor.
"I believe I could improve in some technical skills including Excel and PowerPoint. Currently, I am at a beginner to intermediate level; however, I would be more comfortable at an advanced level. I have enrolled myself in an evening/weekend workshop for the next six weeks. We will see how stellar my skills are after that course!"
Rachel Hills Lowe is a PR and Communications Professional with experience interviewing candidates for copywriting, marketing, and communications positions.
Pick a weakness that is not a core skill for this position. You can be candid in your answer, recognizing that you aren't great at something and acknowledging your need to improve. Be sure to have an action plan in place for improving on this weakness.
Perhaps you are watching TED talks to gain skills in a particular area, reading the latest-and-greatest book on the subject, or maybe you are taking a seminar at a nearby community center. We are all human, and all have weaknesses, so don't be afraid to share yours!
Rachel Hills Lowe is a PR and Communications Professional with experience interviewing candidates for copywriting, marketing, and communications positions.
"I've been working on finding my voice when meeting with upper-level management. While I know the ideas I bring to the table are valuable, I've always been anxious when it comes to engaging people when the power dynamics are not in my favor. So, I have been working on growing my confidence when pitching ideas in these meetings. This has been my primary area of focus for improvement in the last few months, and one of my colleagues even recently commented that he had noticed a difference in the frequency of my contributions."
Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"Sometimes, I struggle to say no to taking on additional tasks when my plate is already full. I'm a team player, love to help others, and like to be seen as someone reliable, so I'm inclined to say yes when others need help. I'm working on being more honest with myself about what I can accomplish in my forty-hour week and limiting how many extra projects or tasks I take on."
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Personally, my biggest weakness is not asking questions. I have run into many situations either at school or in my internship where I find myself not quite sure about something. Rather than asking a question because it seems 'stupid' or 'already known', I end up putting myself behind and never understanding fully. To combat this, I always think of questions I have and write them down, then figure out the appropriate person to ask. Never feel that asking questions is a bad thing; it shows you are engaged in what you are doing and are curious to learn more.
Stephanie's Feedback
You do a great job of identifying a tangible growth area, along with providing specific examples of what you're doing to improve in this area. My only suggestion for strengthening your response is to change the last sentence to "I" statements rather than using the "you" pronoun. Using "I" statements illustrates a level of confidence, while also showing that you're taking ownership for your response.
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