"What is your greatest weakness?" [OVER]

I tend to help train and generally uplift others and shine a light on their positive traits... unfortunately I'm bad at showing off my own successes. I've been doing my best to work on reminding myself to do so.

I've never had anything like that asked to me... what kind of job interviews are you going to?
That sounds super shady. Or maybe it's just a country/region specific thing, I honestly don't know. Anyway, I guess I'd personally name a small weakness, cause the other one feels like a blatant attempt at lying your way through it. Either way, best of luck :)

Kind of annoyed that you ignored my question, but whatever. Remember that not only are they interviewing you, but you are also interviewing them. Close out your interviews with questions of your own. Decide if you want the job.

Can't help you but I can give you a bump!

My mum and stepdad have done a lot of interviews, so I can tell you to unclench and relax. During interviews, they're looking to see who you are as a person, and how you'll fit into the workplace. Don't be rigid, be professional and light, make a few jokes, tell them about yourself, ask about them, relate and make an impression as a genuine person

At the end HAVE QUESTIONS, they take notice of that as it shows an actual interest in the company. Don't ask questions you can just get from the website though, ask them about their experiences and what it's been like working there for them. What is the workplace environment like etc,etc

Worst comes to worst, challenge them to a duel and if you win you get the job

Is the game you are giving away a meta-message?

Turn a negative into a positive. I've always said: "I'm very detail oriented. I know it isn't always appropriate, and I have to make an effort to keep that in mind, but when it's needed to solve a problem or find a bug it's saved the day." Be ready to give an example or two.

I tend to answer along the lines of "I have a low tolerance for bullshit". Or if I don't like how the interview is going, I ask if they can provide more context, because what's strength or weakness depends on circumstances. If the interviewer can't answer that, it's time to bail. If they can, the conversation can actually become interesting.

well i always answer my truth weakness every time on interview, never done job interview though

Well I'm level 35 but I only have +7 agility :(

I assume this is for a professional position? I normally end up drawing people into conversations vs. Q & A sessions. This is what I did in my interview for the job I currently have, I answered that question by stating one of my weaknesses and how I was overcoming it, and then I told them I wanted to turn the question around on them - what did they think (the company's name I was interviewing for) biggest weakness?

I've found it I less important what you say than how you say it. Be confident, friendly and adjust your attitude to their attitude,

Not one person answered Kryptonite. I feel like the only Comic Book fan in here.
My weakness is the interviews themselves. I lock up and forget crap when I feel like I'm being tested.

I try to turn a negative into a positive but I don't think I've gotten that question recently. The best advice I got for an interview is that you too are interviewing them to see if you want to work there. Make sure you know what the business does (do some research) and come prepared with questions!

Oh, and plan your route to get there in advance. The first time you go there shouldn't be for an interview (you may leave early with plenty of time to avoid traffic, but what if you make a wrong turn and you haven't been there before?)

I'm overly conscientious and will sometimes solve a problem in a way I think is better

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My weakness is a red dot on my back, but to see it for 5 seconds you must taunt me until I attack, then dodge the attack and aim at the red spot.

I am not really sure about how to answer this but i would probably say "Ask me another question which is more creative than this so i can answer somewhat more creative than you would like. If my employer asks me a classic question i won't answer them anything original." But i don't think this will help anyone expect me. Not even sure this will help me.

It depends on the atmosphere of the interview before this question is asked. If it's relaxed, you could try to avoid it or at least to ease it even more by answering jokingly, e.g. name a weakness like smoking or sth. alike which isn't related in any way to the job. If it's more serious, name a weakness you have already worked on or one that isn't a real weakness (e.g. being too nice, so you're getting fooled sometimes by bad people; friends then tell you that you're too nice to fall for such people). But make sure to be able to add information or to describe an example, since they might ask for that if the weakness isn't a real weakness.
Besides as others already stated: be confident, try to be relaxed, ask them questions in between, but especially at the end. I don't know your general job/career situation, but I assume that you don't want to have just any, but a good job. Not only you have to convince them, but they have also to convince you, therefore the interview should be at eye-level / on equal basis/terms.

Good luck! :)

This is probably the best question for you, cause can put yourself in the spotlight. It sounds like a hard and negative question but it's actually quite the oposite. Think of an actual weakness of yours , and think how have you worked on it and improved in the last x time.

Nooooooooooooo, stairs!!!!!
It's my only weakness

I'm weak to fire and electric, but immune to water and earth attacks.
...You were talking about elemental weaknesses right? :P

Are you going to work with people, as in a group of coworkers? teamworking?

I teach job/university interview skills to high schoolers and young adults, and have conducted hiring interviews in the past. First, an irrelevant aside--this is actually not the question that hangs up most people.

Anyway, I wouldn't tend to ask this question in this form, and I'd prefer to direct questions toward scenario-based things ("How would you respond if ___?" "Something fucked up. How do you go about unfucking it?") but this one is still common enough in some form that some kind of anecdote that addresses it should be established.

Casting your weakness as a strength is the cliche, but it works for a reason. Another form of doing this is if you've failed somehow in the past and had a teachable moment from that experience. Share that story and show personal growth.

My greatest weakness is that I dislike cookie cutter questions, but I will try to come up with a meaningless yet placating answer if you tell me first where you see yourself in 5 years time.

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