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		<title>Interviewing:  What&#8217;s Your Weakness?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s Your Weakness? The dreaded interview question. What should you say? Do you tell them that you&#8217;re a perfectionist? What if they ask &#8220;Why is that a weakness?&#8221; Then, if you&#8217;re nervous, you may be compelled to go on and on about the time you were in charge of a project, but couldn&#8217;t let it [&#8230;]</p>
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<h2><strong>What&#8217;s Your Weakness?</strong></h2>
<p>The dreaded interview question. What should you say? Do you tell them that you&#8217;re a perfectionist? What if they ask <strong>&#8220;Why is that a weakness?&#8221;</strong> Then, if you&#8217;re nervous, you may be compelled to go on and on about the time you were in charge of a project, but couldn&#8217;t let it go because you were so involved in the details&#8230;It went way over budget and was late because you couldn&#8217;t put it to bed. A good weakness to describe for an interview? Not so much.</p>
<p><strong>There are several keys to this question. </strong></p>
<ol>
<li>You should be prepared to answer it. If you&#8217;re caught off-guard, you just look ill-prepared.</li>
<li>You need to come up with a weakness that has NOTHING to do with the job.</li>
<li>You must demonstrate how you are striving to improve your skill in the &#8220;weak&#8221; area.</li>
</ol>
<p><strong>For example, a computer programmer whose job it is to sit at a computer and work magic might say:</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;I have to admit that I am a bit nervous speaking in front of <em>very large</em> crowds. However, I&#8217;m considering joining Toastmaster&#8217;s and I&#8217;ve been doing some reading about how to be better at public speaking, as it is a skill I&#8217;d like to practice and improve.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Why is this a great answer in this case?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Public speaking in front of <em>very large</em> crowds is not part of this applicant&#8217;s potential work duties.</li>
<li>Most people are nervous speaking in front of <em>very large</em> crowds, so even if speaking may ever unexpectedly come up in this job, it wouldn&#8217;t be unusual to have this weakness.</li>
</ul>
<p>If the job involved frequent presentations, this would <strong>not </strong>be a good choice for a weakness.</p>
<p><strong>So, the trick to this question:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Be prepared to answer it.</li>
<li>Describe that you are trying to improve in the &#8220;weak&#8221; area.</li>
<li>Whatever you do, don&#8217;t expand on the weakness or give more information than necessary. Be brief and to the point.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Or, you can give an answer my former boss mentioned to me&#8230;(Use only with careful discretion):</strong></p>
<p>What&#8217;s your greatest weakness?</p>
<p>Look them straight in the eye, smile and say, &#8220;Chocolate.&#8221;</p>
<p>Photo by<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/eszter/"> Eszter</a></p>
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