Interviewer: What do you consider your biggest weakness?
Karen: I think that impatience is my biggest weakness. When colleagues do not finish their work on time, I can get a little annoyed and impatient.
Interviewer: Did this happen a lot at your last job?
Karen: It happened quite often. I am the kind of person who always finishes their work on time, but other people at my last job did not worry about deadlines very much.
Interviewer: How did you handle that kind of situation?
Karen: I just approached them in a friendly way and I explained that I was waiting for them to finish their work. I did not criticize them. I think it is important to avoid criticizing people because people often become defensive when you criticize them and it doesn’t help the situation.
Interviewer: Did anyone ever get angry at you?
Karen: Never. If I ever felt like somebody was becoming upset or defensive, then I ended the conversation. After a while, they usually calmed down and came to talk to me.
Patterns and Examples
I consider my biggest weakness to be ____________________. However, I ____________________.
- I consider my biggest weakness to be my lack of experience at a large company. However, I am confident that I will adjust quickly.
- I consider my biggest weakness to be my writing skills. However, I have been practicing and improving a lot lately.
I would say that my biggest weakness is my lack of ____________________.
- I would say that my biggest weakness is my lack of anticipation of problems.
- I would say that my biggest weakness is my lack of leadership experience.
____________________ is my biggest weakness.
- Giving sales presentations is my biggest weakness.
- Planning the layout of web pages is my biggest weakness.
