What is Your Biggest Weakness? HOW TO ANSWER THIS HARD INTERVIEW QUESTION! **EXAMPLE INCLUDED**

[@ms.cjlewis551]

Hello and OH MY GOODNESS!!!! I watched a series of your videos before my interview! I took notes and asked the questions that you listed.. I KILLED ITT!!!!! Due to recent career change, I went on my first interview in 32 years... Your videos are awesome! Thank you so much! #newsubscriber

[@LifeWorkBalance]

Thank you for your feedback and coming to report your success!! Congratulations on having a FANTASTIC interview!!!

[@ms.cjlewis551]

I GOT THE JOB!!!

[@mohibquadri4053]

How to distinguish between people pleasing & building relationships at workplace genuinely ? What describes good relationship without being stuck in people pleasing..

[@jessikahx3]

So helpful! Thank ü

[@LifeWorkBalance]

Thanks for watching!

[@rabiarhallab1116]

Thank you Aby ❤ these ideas and examples are very useful and helpful to pass interviews ❤

[@kalasharshad]

Perfectionism or striving for perfection is the leading issue for many

[@LifeWorkBalance]

Yes, but can we get more creative about how we talk about it? Perfectionism does lead to burnout for sure.

[@Foodiehubnaija]

Thanks for this helpful explanation 👌(from Nigeria🇳🇬)

[@LifeWorkBalance]

Thank you for watching!!

[@Xandera2919]

Hi, I watch your videos and they are very helpful. I am preparing for an interview this coming Thursday. In one of the videos you mentioned that we can download from your website 32 most common questions asked in interviews. Could you please share a link? I wasn't able to locate them. Thank you.

[@LifeWorkBalance]

Shoot, I think I may have missed your interview since it was Thursday! I'm sorry about that. For future reference, you can find the 52 questions to download here: lwbalance.com/2020/06/06/free-list-of-52-behavior-based-interview-questions/

[@RalphJauregui]

I recently interviewed for an account manager position with a staffing company. I felt the interview went very well and I was told at the end of the interview that I would hear back from them on Friday, which was two days away. As is usually the case, Friday came and went without a response. After about a week of waiting, I sent a follow-up email to the hiring manager expressing my high interest in the position etc., etc. The next day, I heard back from him and he said he hadn't forgotten about me and that he would be getting back to me, but to be transparent, they are interviewing other candidates. That was over a week ago and I haven't heard anything since then. What are your thoughts?

[@LifeWorkBalance]

Did you hear back from them? It’s possible they were interviewing other candidates who they already had lined up, and not because they weren’t happy with you as an option. However, I would continue your job search because there’s always a possibility this position doesn’t work out. Don’t wait for a job that hasn’t committed to you!

[@cakeladybx]

Public speaking is my weakness, but I haven't done anything to help except being forced to do it 😩

[@LifeWorkBalance]

Public speaking can be SO HARD! Forcing yourself to do it is a great way to become more comfortable - so I think this is a good example to use. Do you have any situations where you volunteered to present at a meeting or something that you could share to show how you are working to overcome this weakness?

[@farhadbanizaman8283]

Great

[@complianceperiscope]

This is again a game play, not the real assessment of capability of a person... Why does recruitment not get regulated to stop this medieval immitation approach? Just a bunch of stereotypes. Some common stereotypes you can triger and will not get discriminated (non-critical). Some stereotypes you cannot trigger because you will get discriminated for them. Neither has anything to do with actually doing a job... For example, a person can be scared to deal with people and still deal with people well. Statistics will prove that even if it is only 10 or so %. But, a person may get rejected/discriminated based on all these non-scientifically proven stereotypes/biases...

[@LifeWorkBalance]

I agree, it’s a game just like dating! But this process is critical because doing the job well is important, but what might be more important is fit with the organization. Most jobs (not all) can be taught - the skills to be successful aren’t impossible to learn. However, your soft skills, like your ability to communicate effectively, time management, conflict resolution, etc., are much more difficult to teach and learn. (Not impossible, but much harder to train.)