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[转帖]"What is your biggest weakness?"
Indeed, this question has stumped the most brilliant interview
subjects. How does one answer this question honestly and
still expect to get a job? On a job interview, the objective is to
impress the interviewer with your skills, your dedication, and
your angelic disposition. Most people are understandably
reluctant to blurt out their vices on an interview. This
unresolved dilemma has led to some horrific interviews.
There are essentially three alternative ways of handling the
"weakness" question: with phoniness, with humor, and with
brutal honesty. Whichever method you choose, there are no
guarantees that your response will satisfy the interviewer. I
have used all three methods and have met various responses,
ranging from a polite nod to a shotgun incident resulting in a
two-week hospital stay.
The phony response to the "weakness" question is a
mechanical response usually attributed to Ivy League
graduates with shiny Armani suits and starched
undergarments. What is their weakness? Perfectionism. "My
weakness is that I am never satisfied until all my work is done
efficiently and flawlessly." Then they blather on about how
they are workaholics who are incapable of taking lunch
breaks. With such weaknesses, I wonder, who needs
strengths? A few employers eat this stuff up, but most will roll
their eyes and send the impostor packing.
Some interview mavens suggest using humor as a means of
deflecting attention away from the awkward question. They
fail to consider that many interviewers are humorless stiffs.
"My biggest weakness?" I ask, "I would say chocolate,
especially milk chocolate. A nice piece of milk chocolate
makes me weak in the knees." Scowling, the interviewer
scrawls the words "milk chocolate" on his oversized legal pad
and proceeds to ask another question.
"Wait," I say, trying to salvage the situation, "my weakness
isn't chocolate; it's my dancing. I've got two left feet."
He is not amused. He puts his right foot on the desk and
slowly rolls up his pant leg, revealing a prosthetic. "Just be
grateful that you've got your own feet," he says.
"I didn't mean tha... I'll just show myself the door."
For those who believe in the adage that "honesty is the best
policy," they will be disappointed to learn that the truth will set
them free, as in job-free. Interviewers will not hire those
foolish enough to candidly announce their shortcomings.
They do not reward such honesty with an employment
contract. The following responses are examples of candor
that failed to evoke positive results:
"Weakness, eh? Let me see ... oh yeah, I pilfer office stuff.
Mostly small stuff, like pens, post-it notes, copy machines."
"My biggest weakness would have to be my laziness. My
friends call me the king of sloth."
"I've dabbled in cannibalism."
Alas, people raised by nurturing parents who stressed the
importance of always speaking truthfully are now jobless. To
protect the integrity of such people and keep them employed
at the same time, I am currently petitioning all employers to
refrain from asking the "weakness" question.
Just last week I interviewed for a position at the prestigious
law firm of Little, Doe, & Lott O'hours. Of course, the
unsuspecting interviewer posed the dreaded question: "What
would you say is your biggest weakness?"
I snapped. I felt veins popping out of my neck; my face turned
a remarkable shade of crimson. I was angry, infuriated, and I
knew that this was one job I would never get. With nothing to
lose, I vented my wrath on this poor fellow.
"I'll tell you my biggest weakness," I roared, "I have no
tolerance for asinine questions like the one you just asked
me. I hate that question; it drives me to the brink of insanity.
My weakness is my lack of patience for interviewers who are
so uncreative – they spit out textbook interview questions.
That is my biggest weakness."
"Congratulations," he said, offering a handshake, "The job is
yours if you want it. You can start tomorrow."
"No thank you," I said, "I would love to take it, but I have a
problem with commitment. That's my second biggest
weakness."
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