5 strategies to tackle the ‘biggest weakness’ interview question

5 strategies to tackle the ‘biggest weakness’ interview question

Manash K Baruah, general manager-corporate HR, STEER Engineering talks about interesting strategies that candidates can explore to answer one of the most tricky interview questions of stating their ‘biggest weakness’
When asked to state the biggest weakness during a job interview, even seasoned jobseekers often wince. The reason being, this is a tricky question to navigate. A wrongly put answer might even disqualify a candidate from being considered for the job role. 
In a recent interaction, Manash K Baruah, general manager-corporate HR, STEER Engineering shared interesting strategies for candidates to tackle this question.

• Do not have any weakness

While framing this answer, refrain from presenting yourself as a ‘perfectionist’. Nobody is perfect. You know it and so does the interviewer. They wouldn’t ask this question if they didn’t expect you to answer it. If you say you do not have any weakness, employers might assume that you are exaggerating to get the job or that you are simply not self-aware enough.

• An exaggerated strength

Talk about an exaggerated strength and put an interesting twist to it. An example of this is, ‘My initiative is so strong that sometimes I take on too many projects at a time.’ This answer starts with a key area that employers are looking out for, which is the ability to take initiatives, but at the same time you are acknowledging that you do have a weakness.
Although you might consider this acknowledgement too honest, it works because it proves you’re being honest. Plus, employers are looking at hiring multi-taskers who can do more with less.

• Refer to a less-important weakness

All weaknesses are not created equal. Some will go further in determining whether or not you get hired. One of the ways to answer this question is by focusing on something that is not a core skill required for the said position.
For example, as a graphic designer, your presentation skills may not be very important for the position itself. However, admitting that you’ve been working on upgrading your writing skills can be viewed by employers as a sign of self-improvement and can go very well with them.

• A positive spin to drawbacks

Do not offer an answer that shows a lack of motivation. If you state that you are lazy or a procrastinator, red flags will immediately go up with the employers.
Every cloud does have a silver lining and in this case, if you look carefully, every negative trait has a positive aspect to it. That being the case, you can always answer the question by putting a positive spin to your negative trait.
For example, if you are not a very detail-oriented person, you could say, “I have always been a ‘big picture’ thinker and have to admit that I sometimes miss the smaller details. That is why I always have somebody on my team who is detail-oriented.”

• Improving past weaknesses

Rather than demonstrating how you are learning to deal with your weakness, why not share with the employer how you overcame a previous weakness? For example, talk about instances such as how public speaking used to send chills down your spine in your younger years? Maybe a drama class or a communications class allowed you to overcome your fear of speaking in front of a large number of people.

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