What are your weaknesses?
This is a pervasive question, but it continues to throw people off. Keep your answer limited to your professional life and demonstrate humility within your response.
"Although I am an Intermediate level user of Excel, I found that I was not up to date on some of the great functions offered by the program. I decided to enroll myself in an advanced Excel course. That course starts next week! I look forward to being an expert user soon."
"This is super cliche, but it's also true. I am not good at delegating to others. When I become submerged in a project, I don't like to give away any control. While this can be good, it can also inhibit the project's outcome and my growth as a team player and individual. I am working on this, as I know it is a deficit."
Remember to communicate that you are committed to improving the weakness area you describe in your response. Also, remember to select a weakness not listed as a core skill of the role. Candidates who lack a core skill will likely be excluded from additional interviews or offers.
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
Sometimes I focus on many details, even in simple problems, and think about its solution in a complex way. It takes much time to identify the issues and discussing with friends to get the best resolution. For example, when measurements go wrong, I will collect the data, wrangle, analyze and predict possible root causes. After finding the cause of the problem, I will sometimes go different ways to get the best solution, and it may be expensive in terms of time and finance. So I have been striving to improve the habit by checking resources, developing the portfolio objective, and allocating the deadline.
Amanda's Feedback
It sounds like you're a detail-oriented person. Being detail-oriented is usually positive, but if you tend to spend too much time on the simple aspects of a project, it can also be considered a weakness. By talking about how you sometimes over-focus on details, you're relating that you're capable of helping the company avoid mistakes. However, it's important to talk about how you're working to improve your weakness. Explain how you're making improvements by looking at the big picture. While it's not always valuable to be preoccupied with the finer points, an employee that can assure quality and works to achieve balance with the big picture can be a positive asset.
