How to Answer the What is Your Greatest Strength or Weakness Medical School Interview Question

[@Shemmassian]

What will you highlight as your greatest strength or weakness during med school interviews?

[@tyleerrswift8541]

How is the example given at the beginning different from the not using perfectionism as a weakness common error near the end of the video? Second, don't all schools value collaboration so using the difficulty delegating would be harmful? Thanks for any additional guidance/clarity you can provide here!

[@ManleyClan]

Great stuff. Fully applicable to interviewing for ANY position, inside or outside of medicine. Thank you for sharing.

[@Shemmassian]

Thanks for your kind words, Jim! Glad you found it valuable.

[@luminous7422]

My greatest weakness is procrastinate. Whenever I assigned to some work. I start when I'm close to due date. But when I procrastinate those things, I always think about it in creative way... Actually I can come up with creative work even I'm near due date. Sometimes it makes me streesed that I may not able to submit. So I decided to not get stressed and now working on it. During pandemic, I helped myself by assigning work last night and doing next day and reward myself. Actually I motivated me . yet , I'm working on it. Is this appropriate answer? My original weakness is this. I can't think of any other.

[@parabelli]

I don't think that it comes over the way you intend it to be

[@alexgraham9950]

Great video, my strength would be determination and weakness dyslexia. but my strength evolved from this weakness.

[@Juliet-u5f]

Thank you so much,this was really helpful

[@Eric-sq4hd]

Dr Shemmassian is awesome!

[@JC-rs3nh]

Awesome video. I'm a slow reader/listener so I need extra time but I make up for it by internalizing more than I need to.

[@Shemmassian]

You can do it!

[@luminous7422]

Can I say my weakness is procrastinating?

[@kaden697]

I love this video! super helpful!

[@Shemmassian]

Glad you liked it!!

[@kikibear12146]

This is amazingggggg !!!!!

[@Shemmassian]

Glad you found. it valuable!

[@priscaukah3377]

Could you explain how self thought is a weakness

[@RejathBenny]

wow

[@riachakraborty993]

This was a really helpful video. Thanks for sharing! I have an interview for a research position and my biggest weakness is doing any sort of mathematical calculations. Although this is not the job's prime requirement, everyone considers that if someone has applied for a professional position, such things will be obviously known by the applicant. Do you think this is something that can be mentioned as a weakness and if yes don't you think mentioning this can make me appear less in front of other candidates?

[@Shemmassian]

Glad it was helpful! We would advise you to not mention difficulties with math as a weakness.

[@riachakraborty993]

@@Shemmassian Noted :)

[@JoshJ12]

Hi there, I at times have difficulties in understanding things at one go but I always read up, ask questions and practice to improve. Would saying that difficulty in understanding at first go would be a negative thing to write about or say? Thank you!

[@Shemmassian]

We would not recommend communicating that to an interviewer. Perhaps you could instead focus on how committed you are to learning things you are passionate about. That would be a good reframe!

[@sedra7702]

Can your strength be your weakness?

[@babyhiridayasamy6371]

நான் எங்கே?

[@iruomachukwufavourakuesodo6948]

Did you have tourettes? By the way the video is awesome

[@Eh-kw1sp]

How long would you say you should spend talking about your strengths and weaknesses?

[@Shemmassian]

Enough to make your point. Nothing more, nothing less. Typically, answers should not exceed 2 minutes, but focus on delivering the right info, not the time.