what are your weaknesses one of the most
common questions you'll get during an
interview when you're applying for a job
now over the years I've asked this
question to so many applicants and I am
shocked by the answers so today I'm
gonna teach you how to answer the
question properly first let's talk about
what you don't do so when your employer
your interview is asking you so what are
your weaknesses oh I have none don't
ever say that it's a lie you know it's a
lie I know it's a lie just when people
say that it's just get out of here then
let the door hit you on their way out
and you say I have none and don't say
well you know I'm there I never thought
about it no one ever asked me that
seriously no one ever asked you that
maybe you think you're being smart with
the would apply don't do that it just
shows you you are dishonest and also it
shows you your lack self-awareness those
are not good answers also here the ones
I hear all the time then also it's a big
no-no I'm kind of a workaholic and and a
bit too much of a perfectionist give me
a break
don't try to turn it in and put a
positive spin on it when we you're being
asked what are your weaknesses write
another one I hear that about I love
people love working with people really I
don't like you that much right now okay
that's not good that's not what you do
so here's how you're answered what are
your weaknesses the key is don't make
that about your personality if you're
gonna share something make that about
your skill set that you can work on
here's what I mean by that when you
share something about your personality
to an employer you could feel like well
I don't know you could fix that that
maybe it's who you are but it will you
make it about a skill set then is
something that you can work on so I'll
give an example what are your weaknesses
well you know I'm a more of an introvert
and sometimes I noticed that I am shy to
share my ideas when there's a room of
people now see that's a good reply if
you are an introvert because he's what's
going through my mind my mind is
thinking hmm
okay this person is shy introverted and
that's okay so it means that in certain
scenario maybe I need to ask this person
more to to speak up like I say hey you
know what what do you think of this or
in my mind I'm also thinking well maybe
through time once this person becomes
more comfortable with everybody else
within a company she could share more
ideas see that's what going through my
mind right that is fixable or maybe this
person could go take Toastmasters and
develop more confidence and work on her
public speaking skills a bit see in my
mind all that is fixable that's fine
that's perfectly fine here's another
scenario if you share something about
your weaknesses not in terms of your
personality but your skill but also your
plan what have you been doing to work on
it or what are you planning to to fix
this so let me give an example okay so
what are your weaknesses well you know
what I'm a very creative person I tend
to come up with all kinds of ideas and
when I get these ideas I'm very excited
and and I want to share that with
everybody all my managers my co-workers
and I love to just to share and what I
realize over the years is sometimes
these are ideas sometimes they're good
and sometimes they're not so good so it
is something that I know I need to work
on on how to pyro tie some of these
ideas and work on on filtering and in
fact recently I have been reading a few
books one it's called by which it cost
8020 principle and also getting things
done by David Allen and through the book
I've picked picked up a lot of
techniques and tools now they are
helping me to filter some of these ideas
and how do I pyro ties and there's
something that I'm working on all the
time and of course I'm always open to
any coaching from you that can help me
to channel my creativity into higher
productions for the company boom you see
how that sounds right you are not
breaking you're not lying you're saying
hey I know that I've got this problem I
know something that I'm on you could
work on it's something that I am working
on and he's my plan and at the end
you're asking for coaching from my
perspective as a CEOs employer I know
okay first of all you're reading books
damn that's a big plus right there right
and you're learning yourself aware and
you know what you need to work
and you're coachable to me those are
like plus plus plus plus from that
simple require so what are your
weaknesses next time when you get this
question what are you gonna do how
you're gonna answer it comment below
share with me if someone was to ask you
this question what are your weaknesses
how would you reply to the best of the
ability and also let's collaborate maybe
my other fans they could see in a
comment let's see who can come up with
the best response go ahead and do that