How to Answer: What would you describe as your biggest weakness?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Travel Nurse job interview.
13. What would you describe as your biggest weakness?
How to Answer
This is probably one of the most dreaded questions in a job interview. Answering this question requires self evaluation and honesty. Remember, whatever weakness you decide to share, make sure it is not a key characteristic needed to perform your job.
Written by Darby Faubion
1st Entry Level Example
"One of my weaknesses is that I often get nervous around people I don't know. I know we all do that to a certain degree, but for me, it has become something that I am aware of. I now try to attend social activities where I know there are going to be opportunities to meet new people so that I can overcome social anxiety."
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1st Answer Example
"I think one of my biggest weaknesses is that I can get sidetracked easily. I recognize that in myself and have made a conscious effort to plan my day as much as possible and to stay on target."
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1st Experienced Example
"My biggest weakness has got to be that I take on too many projects at once. While being involved and participating in various things is fun and can be good for a person, I tend to take on several things and then leave some projects unfinished. I have begun to limit myself to only taking on a few projects at a time so that I can devote the necessary time to staying on task."
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2nd Experienced Example
"I think my biggest weakness is that I can be a soft spoken individual. Sometimes this may come across to others that I am not confident in my skills although that is not the case at all. I am consistently working on their area of myself to improve it and instead turn it into a strength of mine."
Written by Tabitha Cumpian on December 28th, 2022