You're sitting in the interview just waiting for them to drop the question. Your palms are getting sweaty. And, there it is. "So, Jackie, what's your biggest weakness?" You pause for what feels like 30 minutes and convince yourself to be as honest as possible: "Well, I'm pretty hard-headed. Sometimes, I have a difficult time taking suggestions."
Big no-no. Where did you go wrong? Well, it is important to be as honest as possible in this situation. That was the right move. Remember, employers have developed a knack for detecting liars. But the trick is this: find a weakness you've offset in some way. And spend the majority of your answer explaining how you have combated it. Here's a replay...
"Well, in college, I sometimes struggled with time management since I always had a large course load. However, over the last year, I have been using a daily planner religiously. Now, I excel in meeting deadlines and juggling several tasks. For example, one time during finals week, I had three exams and a huge research paper due all on the same day. I created milestones for myself and goals that I wanted to achieve each day leading up to the deadline. I ended up getting As and Bs on all of the tests and an A on the paper."
Doesn't this sound more convincing?
My Canned Response
I was in a group interview once and was asked to list three weaknesses. I had a mini panic attack but ended up jotting down the following: overly anal (can lead to stress), overly nice (can be taken advantage of), overly clean (I can be a little anal).
Reverse psychology can be a powerful tool in a job interview, but the most powerful way to use it is to be prepared for standard "trick" questions like this one.
Michelle Barbeau, Careers Editor at iGrad
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http://igrad.com/articles/?surviving-the-first-90-days-of-a-new-job
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