QUESTION 13 OF 35

What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it?

Everyone has areas they could grow in, but the key here is to offer a weakness that would not detract from the main responsibilities of your role. You also want to establish with the interviewer that you are already taking concrete steps to address this weakness and improve. This shows you have the humility to accept your weakness and the drive to improve. Share something minor that you are aware needs some improvement and that you've been actively working on improving.

The interviewer wants to decipher not only whether or not you are self-aware enough to know of your weakness, but also how you are actively combatting that weakness in order to improve. Share a weakness that does not impact your ability to do your job well and how you are taking steps to improve in that area.

"A weakness of mine is long-term planning. I get so excited about what I teach, and I have so much to say, that I often get distracted by projects and questions that come up in class. I'd like some support planning out my units within the broader school year so that it makes the most sense to students. I have already been working on adjusting a few things and hope to meet with an instructional coach or colleague for advice in the near future."

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What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it?

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