What is your biggest weakness??

[Bluejuice]

That question always does my head in at interviews so I just spit out some drivel about getting anxious about deadlines or taking too much on at once because I am so driven blah blah bollocks.

Seems to normally work although to be honest I think as long as you don't give some cocky bullshit about being perfect or list some serious flaws that would jeopardise your chances significantly then it's unlikely to be a deciding factor in whether you get the job.

In reality my weakness is pretty girls. Pure and simple, it is that basic

 

[biggles]

Shit films

is that shit as in shit or do you mean shitting films , ie two girls one cup , its called scat i believe

 

[Mackenzie]

My knees. Got kicked by a horse 20 years ago, they've been knackered ever since, and are getting worse.

....is that the sort of thing you're after?

 

[liam82]

Kryptonite and porn

 

[fire&skill]

Say 'Sometimes I 'leap' before I 'look'' and then stare enigmatically into the mid-distance

 

[Stumpy Tim]

It's not a shit question... it's designed to see how you react when you're thrown off tack. And the correct answer (according to my old careers person at Uni) must end with, "but I recognise it & am working on it"

 

[Ecosse Exile]

just say chocolate, so fuckin what?

 

[NMH]

If I ever fail, I am so hard on myself that it's advisable that I blame someone else.

 

[NMH]

just say chocolate, so fuckin what?

Or, hard drugs, so fuckin' what?

Throw in "sex with the boss's missus" and you've got the job.

 

[NMH]

It's not a shit question... it's designed to see how you react when you're thrown off tack. And the correct answer (according to my old careers person at Uni) must end with, "but I recognise it & am working on it"

Think now - if a careers adviser was any good, they wouldn't be a careers adviser, now would they?

 

[withdeanwombat]

Glenmorangie,but I get rid of the evidence.

 

[Andrew]

I can't seem to not want chocolate.

And my huge dick, it really annoys me when it dangles to my feet and I step on it

 

[footychick]

Cake!

 

[ali jenkins]

My answer to this is something along the lines of...

"I cant finish a job until im 100% happy that Ive done it to my best ability and this can sometimes distract me from other tasks"

or simply

"I tend to take my work home with me"

 

[Commander]

Crack.

 

[bhaexpress]

When I get asked that facile, HR type question is this. My weakness is my strength, I'm a jack of all trades but not quite master of any.

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

I now do interviews and refuse to ask questions like that. There is no real answer and in my opinion is only ever asked to try and trick someone.

NOT a good idea. Refusing to answer any question, for whatever reason, is a sure fire way of not getting the job.