From the course: Expert Tips for Answering Common Interview Questions

Candidate answer and feedback

From the course: Expert Tips for Answering Common Interview Questions

Candidate answer and feedback

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(upbeat music) - Let's hear how someone might answer what is your greatest weakness? I'll be right back with some feedback. - Wow, that's a great question. Thanks for asking it. I get really excited when people on my team brainstorm about big new ideas. I sometimes get so caught up in the moment that I volunteer to do too much. I know this can be a distraction in ways that put me at risk of not getting work done properly or missing deadlines. I've been reflecting on why this happens. As I've become more conscious of this pattern, I'm working on ways to contain the negative aspects of my eagerness. One way that I do this is to still attend the brainstorming meetings but to be more careful about offering to do the next steps or limit it to one project that my boss supports. Fortunately, though, the job we're discussing seams well-suited for people like me, people that bring a lot of enthusiasm to the job and are ready to keep getting better and better at the follow-through. - His answer was amazing. Here are the three things that I heard that made me feel as a hiring manager I'd be comfortable in moving forward with this candidate. Number one was his willingness to share. He told me a story about how a weakness would negatively impact his work. and perhaps stress him out. That showed self-awareness to me, and that's really important and builds confidence in me as a manager around that candidate. Number two, that awareness translated into a plan, and so this individual developed a plan to help them manage that weakness so that they would be successful in the future. And then number three, it was actually a really specific story, and that was really important. As a manager, I felt like I could connect to that problem, and I didn't feel like what he shared would disqualify him from the opportunity. from the opportunity.

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