Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Question 2 - What are your weaknesses?

This question is designed to un cover issues and stress the interviewee - chance it is often referred to as a stress question. 

The idea is not to be either painfully honest or give a rehearsed 'how my negative is actually a positive'

Poor answers would include:
I work too hard
I haven't got any 
I am motivated and don't know when to stop 


A better way would be to demonstrate a weakness you have overcome. This shows you have insight and can overcome issues (remember your conscious competence ladder)

A skilful answer example would be..


“I’ was never confident with public speaking – which as you know, can be a hindrance in the workplace. when I realised this was a problem, I asked my employer if I could enrol in a presentation and speech workshop. As a result I was able to overcome my fear and since then, I’ve given lots of presentations to audiences of over a 100 high level executives – I still find it challenging but enjoyable” 

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