How to Answer: What are your weaknesses?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Benefits Specialist job interview.
1. What are your weaknesses?
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
The interviewer is looking to see if you are aware of your shortcomings and how you are working to improve them. They want to know you embrace opportunities to grow and improve.
Written by Tiffany McPherson on May 16th, 2022
How to Answer
You want to show the interviewer you are self-aware, reflective, and can readily identify areas for improvement. Make sure to choose a weakness that is not a core skill for the job and focus on what you are doing to grow in the area. Maintain a positive tone and show confidence in your ability to improve.
Written by Tiffany McPherson on May 16th, 2022
Answer Example
"My current weakness is Excel. I know how to use it, but not to its full capabilities. I've seen my current manager use Excel to create automation in some of our processes and she is much quicker at tasks than I am because she knows how to combine formulas and use macros. If I were to learn those skills, I would be a bigger asset to the team and would be able to complete my own tasks quicker, allowing me to take on more. To work on this, I've actually signed up for a 1-day seminar next month where they will teach us some of the more complex formulas, how to use macros, and some other functionality I don't even know exists yet. I'd like to become an Excel guru and be able to not only use it for my own work but share my knowledge with coworkers to help them take advantage of Excel better, too."
Written by Tiffany McPherson on May 16th, 2022