Interviewer: You mentioned that your weakness is time management. How can you overcome this weakness?
Greg: I think the best way to improve my time management is to make a schedule and then stick to it. I have read many books about time management, and most of them recommend making a schedule and following it as closely as possible.
Interviewer: What do you do if something unexpected comes up?
Greg: If that happens, then you simply add it to your schedule. At the end of each day, I sit down and look at my schedule for the next day. If there is anything that needs to be added, then I modify the schedule.
Interviewer: Does this work for you?
Greg: It has helped me very much. I have become much better at time management and many of the problems that I had before have disappeared.
Interviewer: That’s good to hear. At our company, we think time management is extremely important.
Patterns and Examples
I think I can overcome my weakness by ____________________.
- I think I can overcome my weakness by getting more experience and focusing on improving a little each day.
- I think I can overcome my weakness by spending extra time working to improve.
I think I can overcome ____________________ by ____________________.
- I think I can overcome my poor writing skills by taking a class and spending extra time on my writing until I have developed professional-level skills.
- I think I can overcome my poor presentation skills by researching presentation methods, getting advice from experienced people, and practicing a lot.
If I ____________________, then I think that I can overcome my weakness.
- If I listen to the advice of the senior employees, then I think I can overcome my weakness.
- If I practice English every morning and every evening for the next year, then I think I can overcome my weakness.
