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Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).
The interviewer wants to know that you can acknowledge you aren't perfect--nobody is! Everyone has flaws, and the interviewer wants to know what yours are and what you're doing to improve on them.

Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).
Addressing minor flaws, which we all have. Maybe you overthink things sometimes or get overwhelmed with too many tasks. Whatever it may be, the most focus should be put on answering what you're doing to improve it. The key is showing that you can identify your flaws and have an active plan to address them.

Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).
Stating something that would be completely detrimental to hire. For example, "I'm always late for work" or "I'm told I am not good with people" would not be advantageous!

Emily McMannes is an organizational leader with 20 years' experience interviewing and hiring a variety of candidates in both a global organization (AstraZeneca) and a university environment (Texas A&M University).
"I sometimes get overwhelmed when I have too many tasks and struggle to prioritize them. When this happens, I talk to the assigners of the tasks to understand which one is really the priority and what can wait. I tend to try to do everything at once and have learned that if I take it one step at a time, it alleviates my anxiety."
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