the dreaded "describe your weaknesses" interview question

[Rhone]

What's the best way you've answered this or seen it answered in a job interview?

[masse75]

Puppy Dogs. I'm a sucker for puppies.

[SpearsBritney]

I have people skills. I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?

[YourFoxyGrandma]

Sometimes I catch myself working a little TOO hard.

[gorie]

"I WORK WAYYYYY TOO HARD"
"I accept being underpaid"
"I am just too efficient sometimes and I run out of work to do."

actually i think i just say something like "i'm shy.. but once i get use to being around people i'm fine." because it is true.

[gorgeous]

Stick it in her pooper.

[Cubswin]

Go ahead and identify a minor weakness you might have had and then discuss how you overcame it. An example from The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Perfect Interview:

"I used to have some difficulty staying organized on the road. But then I got into the habit of making journal notes immediately after each customer call. I just learned to take the time to do it -- then and there. Since then, I've always been together, in the home office or out on the road."

[Rhone]

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"I WORK WAYYYYY TOO HARD"
"I accept being underpaid"
"I am just too efficient sometimes and I run out of work to do."

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Sometimes I catch myself working a little TOO hard.

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I think these "turn the weakness into a strength" strategies are a little too transparent...

The strategy Cubswin gave of giving an example of how you overcame a weakness seems like a good idea.

[whiskeytown]

"sometimes I'm a perfectionist" one is so BS - recruiters see right thru it these days - I had a really good one once but forgot it -

RB

[Vince Young]

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Sometimes I catch myself working a little TOO hard.

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