An interview expert has revealed the ‘best’ response to the common interview question ‘what’s your biggest weakness’, offering a lifeline to job seekers. The career guru took to social media to share this “life pro tip”, detailing how to tackle this tricky query in a way that impresses the interviewer and enhances your chances of landing the job.
They advised: “When a job interviewer asks, ‘What’s your biggest weakness?’, interpret the question in practical terms rather than in terms of personality faults.”
To illustrate the point, they continued: “Sometimes I let people take advantage of me’, or ‘I take criticism personally’ are bad answers. ‘I’m too honest’ or ‘I work too hard’ even if they believe you, make you sound like you’ll be irritating to be around or you’ll burn out.”
The expert suggested saying something along the lines of – “my biggest weakness with regards to this job is, I have no experience with [company’s database platform]” or “I don’t have much knowledge about [single specific aspect of job] yet, so it would take me some time to learn”.
This approach acknowledges a genuine job-related weakness but one that is ‘understandable’ and portrays you as someone who is candid, willing to learn, and committed to self-improvement.
The interview professional concluded: “These are real weaknesses that are relevant to the job, but they’re also fixable things that you’ll correct soon after being hired. Personality flaws are not (and they’re also none of the interviewer’s business).”
People were very appreciative of the advice and took to the comments section to share their thoughts.
One individual recalled their quirky response: “I once said ‘food’ sort of jokingly and saw him write it down as my official answer…” Explaining the amusing turn out, they added, “I was a teenager and got the job! It was in a Debenhams and they put me in homeware.”
Source – https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/correct-answer-give-job-interview-31804281