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 to pass and just very quickly if you are new to this Channel please make sure you hit hit the Subscribe button right now because I want to help you to pass
your interview and I can only do that if you are subscribed and please make sure you hit the like button because that motivates me to create more content for 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 interview now if you want to accelerate your learning even further and you want to learn how to answer all of the difficult interview questions that are likely to come up
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