hi there my name is Richard mcmun from
the interview training website pmy
interview.com and in this tutorial I
will teach you how to answer the very
difficult interview question what's your
biggest weakness so if you have a job
interview coming up for any role or any
organization whatsoever they will ask
you this question but don't worry I'm
going to teach you exactly what to say
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you now to help you answer the tough
interview question what's your biggest
weakness I will cover four important
things first and foremost I will tell
you why the interviewer is asking you
this question I will then tell you the
weaknesses that you must avoid when
responding to the question what's your
biggest weakness I will then give you
three really important tips for giving a
brilliant answer and I will then give
you 11 great weaknesses that you can use
during your job interview so let's get
straight into the presentation and I
will help you to answer the question
what's your biggest
weakness so why is the interviewer
asking you the question what's your
biggest weakness well they are asking
you the question for three reasons the
first reason is they want to see that
you are self-aware you understand your
weaknesses because if you understand
them then you can take steps to improve
the second reason why they ask you the
question what's your biggest weakness is
because they want to assess whether or
not you are an honest person now those
people who say I don't have any
weaknesses are not being honest we all
have weaknesses so it's really important
that you do give one but that you give
one that is not a match for the job
description and finally they want to
hear that you have a plan in place for
improving upon your weakness so there's
three reasons why the interviewer will
ask you the question what's your biggest
weakness now there are three weaknesses
you should avoid when responding to the
question what's your biggest weakness
the first one is you should never say my
weakness is that I'm not very good at
working with people because in all job
roles you have to collaborate with other
people and you also have to deal with
customers or clients so never say my
biggest weakness is I am not very good
at working with people the second
weakness to avoid is that you should
never say my weakness is I'm not very
good at timekeeping now in any job you
have to be a good timekeeper you have to
turn up to work on time so you have to
be punctual and you also have to be good
at completing tasks and projects on time
as required by the employer and the
third weakness that you should always
always avoid is to never say my
weaknesses I'm not very good at managing
multiple tasks or projects because again
in any job role you have to be able to
manage multiple tasks and take on lots
of different roles and responsibilities
so make sure when you answer the
question what's your biggest weakness
you avoid those three weaknesses at all
costs now before I come on to those 11
great weaknesses to give during a job
interview here's three important tips
for structuring your answer tip number
one make sure you do give an honest
weakness that's very very important
because the interviewer will respect you
if you are honest about your weaknesses
tip number two never say I don't have
any weaknesses because I'm a
perfectionist now a lot of people say
that during their job interviews when
responding to the question what's your
biggest weakness but that is a
guaranteed way to fail the entire
interview so don't say I'm a
perfectionist I don't have any
weaknesses and tip number three this is
really important at the end of your
response you should tell the interviewer
that you are taking steps to improve
upon your weakness so let's now jump
into those 11 great weaknesses you can
use during your job interview and you
can choose one of them which is most
applicable to you so in front of me I
have 11 great weaknesses that you can
use in a job interview now all of of
these weaknesses are fine to use so I
will give you the weakness and I will
then give you an example answer so when
you find the one that's most applicable
to you make sure you pause the video and
take a note of the response that I give
so weakness number one is to say my
biggest weakness is the fact that I
focus too much on detail when carrying
out projects or tasks so I would answer
the question in this way I am a detail
orientated person but when a project has
a tight deadline this is not always
helpful I am trying to be more mindful
in situations like these and I am
learning to focus more on the end goal
of the project or task that I am
responsible for so saying that your
weakness is the fact that you focus too
much on detail during projects or tasks
is a really good one to give weakness
number two is to say that you find it
difficult to ask other people for help
when needed that's a really good
weakness to consider giving so I would
say I take great pride in my work and
when I encounter problems I always try
to figure things out for myself however
I do understand it would be more
beneficial to seek advice from other
more experienced people in my team and I
am taking steps to improve in this area
so that's another really good weakness
to say that you find it difficult to ask
other people for help or guidance when
it is needed weakness number three is to
say say that your biggest weakness is
the fact that you struggle to let go of
projects that's another really good one
so I would say I tend to get so
engrossed in projects when I am working
on them and I don't want to let them go
however I do understand this is not
always helpful to my employer goals and
I am learning to finish a project and
then move straight on to the next one
weakness number four is to say that you
are not very good at giving people
feedback that's another really good one
so I would say if someone asks me for
feedback I would rather avoid it as I
don't want to hurt their feelings
however I do appreciate feedback is an
important part of self-development and I
have been trying to improve in this area
by forcing myself to give people
feedback when it is requested so to say
that you are not very good at giving
people feedback is another great
weakness to consider giving during your
job interview weakness number five on
our list of 11 great weaknesses to give
a job interview is to say you find it
really hard saying no to people again
this is one of my favorite weaknesses so
I would say this has been a problem of
mine because I always say yes to
everything even if I don't have the
capacity to do so now in the past I have
sometimes become overwhelmed by taking
on too many responsibilities now before
I say yes to things I now take my time
to assess my own workload to make sure I
do have the capacity to commit to the
extra work responsibilities so saying
that you find it hard to say no to
people you always say yes and you
sometimes become overwhelmed is another
great weakness to consider giving during
your job interview weakness number six
is to say that you lack experience in a
certain area so I would say I currently
lack experience in taking the lead on
projects but this is something I am Keen
to improve on now if I am to reach my
full potential this is an area I need to
gain experience in and I am Keen to
improve in this particular area so to
say that you lack experience in a
certain area is a really safe weakness
to give during a job interview weakness
number seven is to say that you are
sometimes too sensitive this is a really
good weakness to consider giving so I
would say I am sometimes too sensitive
and in the past I would take criticism
personally however I do understand that
for me to continually improve
professionally I need to view other
people's comments as constructive and
productive so I am learning to be more
mindful in situations such as these when
people are simply trying to help me
improve and develop so that's a really
good weakness to consider giving in your
job interview weakness number eight is
to say that you can sometimes be too
judgmental of other people so that's a
really good honest weakness to give so I
would say in my last role I would
automatically judge people if they were
either late finishing a project or if
their standard of work was not up to
scratch however I have been trying to
improve in this area and I no longer
jump to conclusions relating to other
people's performance instead I try to
offer my help or support so they can
improve which ultimately serves to help
the team move forward so that's another
really good weakness to give when
responding to the question what's your
biggest weakness
weakness number nine and this is a
really good one is to say that you don't
yet have any leadership experience and
this is a really good Winks to give if
you are a fresher or a firsttime job
applicant so I would be saying I
currently have no leadership experience
but this is something I really want to
improve on if you asked me now to take
the lead on something I wouldn't feel
confident in doing so however to improve
in this area I would seek to observe how
managers and team leaders tackle
projects and tasks so I can then learn
how to do it myself when the opportunity
presents itself that's a really strong
weakness to give in a job interview
weakness number 10 is to say that you
get stressed if a project or task ends
up running over the deadline so I would
say my weakness is the fact that I
sometimes get stressed out if I think a
project is going to run over its
deadline this is simply because I take
pride in my work and I genuinely don't
want to let my employer down however I
am learning to remain calm in difficult
situations such as these and to focus on
what I can do to help get the project
finish on time and to the necessary
standard so that's another really good
Strong Weakness to give when answering
the question what's your biggest
weakness weakness number 11 is to say
that you are not very good at presenting
to large groups of people this is a
really safe weakness to give when
answering the question what's your
biggest weakness so I would be saying
something like my weakness is my fear of
public speaking I would genuinely love
to have the confidence to stand up in
front of a group of people and give a
talk however I am trying to improve in
this area and I recently purchased a
book from Amazon on how to improve
confidence when public speaking that's a
really good weakness to consider giving
in your job interview so there's 11
great weaknesses to consider giving in
your job interview tell me in the
comments section below the video which
one you are going to choose for your job
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