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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
The work at Bayer can be highly specialized and technical, and your interviewer is aware that any new person they hire will have areas where they need to be brought up to speed quickly. They pose this question to ensure that the candidates they speak to know the specific areas of the job where they will have some extra work to do upon starting.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"As a new graduate, I feel my biggest weakness in joining a great organization like Bayer will be learning the structure of the plant here and adapting to the new team I will be joining. I'm confident that my training has prepared me for working with all electrical systems, alarms, fire equipment, and the testing of all devices."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"While I'm confident that my years of work in cybersecurity will be an asset to Bayer, the one thing that would keep me up at night if offered this role is getting to know my team of colleagues and stakeholders that my work would impact. This is a self-inflicted weakness because I put so much thought into those I collaborate with, and I'd be stressed to build these relationships from day one on the job. I can assure you that if I'm fortunate enough to join your team, I will focus a lot of my efforts on meeting and greeting all the people I will work alongside and collaborate with."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Before your interview with Bayer, carefully consider what aspects of the job you may struggle with. Your interviewer will appreciate your candidness when you answer as long as you have a plan to address your initial weaknesses from day one on the job. If you do this, they'll see that you've put serious thought into it and that you're confident you will still find immediate success in the role.

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