Greatest Weakness? - What Hiring Managers REALLY Want to Hear (and NOT!)

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This interview question baffles most people. There is so much outdated advice on how to answer this question.
In this video, I share insider tips on how to effectively answer the challenging interview question, "What is your biggest weakness?" As a former hiring manager myself, I'll share exactly what hiring managers REALLY want to hear about your weaknesses. I provide a simple 2-part formula to help you ace this question with confidence! You can use this formula to come up with 1 or more weaknesses.
🔍 Key Points Covered:
Part 1: How to Choose Your Weakness
Part 2: How to Articulate Your Weakness effectively
Part 1 will help you pick a genuine weakness that showcases authenticity, vulnerability and self-awareness while avoiding common pitfalls.
Part 2 will give you a structure that is best used to answer behavioral interviews. I also share one of my own weakness so you have an example answer.
❓Questions this video covers:
* How to answer what is your greatest weakness interview question
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* Best genuine answer for what is your greatest weakness
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[@neerajmathrani]

Have you used any cliché weaknesses in the past? If so, which one? I am pretty sure I have used the perfectionist one many years ago.

[@johnjacecko1752]

Using past performance reviews to prep for this interview question is a great idea! After you have that in hand, your response will be authentic and easy to speak to. I like the STAR method to structure your approach.

[@neerajmathrani]

Thanks for your comment, JJ! Yes, from the hiring manager side, I want to hear authentic answers! And the STAR approach ensures all the key points are covered.

[@VerStarr]

This is so good! I’ve been victim to the first few examples and the STAR method is so powerful here.
Sometimes I also use something I’m currently working on. I used to be a speak technically yo non-technical stakeholders and improved over time to translate my explanations which helped relationships from cross teams

[@neerajmathrani]

Thanks Ver! I love your idea of sharing something that you're currently working on! It takes courage to be this vulnerable and your excellent personal example shows it! 💪🏼