What are your Weaknesses?

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The most dreaded question in a personal
interviewWhat are your weaknesses?
SOME TIPS ON HOW FRESHERS CAN ANSWER THIS
QUESTION
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1. State that you do not have any weaknesses and
hope that the interviewer buys that answer.2.
Answer that question by stating something that is
actually a strength disguised as a weakness.I
am a perfectionist.I work too hard and I dont
have a personal life.3. Reveal a significant
weakness without also mentioning any steps you
have taken to address that weakness.
What you should NOT do when this question is
asked.
What is expected from you in your response.
Honesty The Interviewer has probably already
spotted your weaknesses before this question was
posed. Your academic scores, your
extra-curricular activities, your verbal
communication skills and your body language speak
volumes about you. Dont deceive the
Interviewer. Self-Introspection Actually
introspect. What are your weaknesses? If needed,
ask the interviewer for a few minutes to think
about this before you answer. A story of
personal improvement This is the ideal answer.
You state a very specific weakness, how you have
identified it and challenged yourself to overcome
it. End the story with some positive indications
of self-improvement.
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Obvious and has been noticed by the Interviewer
alreadyEnglish is not my primary language. My
Spoken English is not very good.I have not
performed well academically.
Choose a Weakness that is

• Something that is NOT extremely crucial for the
  role that you are applying for For an IT Role
  I get nervous when I am on stage. I am not very
  good at public speaking.For a Sales
  Marketing Role I have always performed poorly
  in Mathematics. Trigonometry and Calculus are
  just not my cup of tea.

• A common human failing that is shared by most
  peopleI have not really made the most of the
  opportunities that life has given me.I have
  done poorly in courses where the subject matter
  or the Professor was boring.

If you are breaking this rule, you should have
a good story on self-improvement.
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Personalize your Story. Wrap it up with a neat
ending!
End your story with the promise of improvement in
the future
End your story with indications of personal
improvement already happening
My academic scores from school are very good.
But, somehow, in college, I have lacked
motivation, possibly because my parents were not
around to push me. I realize that it is time for
me to grow up.
I come from a poor background. I did not attend
an English Medium School. However, I have
enrolled in a Spoken English Course and I think
there has been significant progress.
I have just done the minimum to get by in
college. I have not pushed myself to do my best,
either academically or in campus events/ clubs
etc. When I look back, there are so many
opportunities I have missed by being lazy. From
now on, I intend to make the most of every
opportunity I get in life!
I have enrolled in a Toastmasters Club in my
city to get over my fear of public speaking.
I compensate for being bad in Mathematics by
paying significant attention to detail in basic
arithmetic and data handling. For instance, I
track my daily finances rigorously to ensure that
I keep my college expenses to a minimum.
I have performed poorly in subjects that have
bored me. I do realize that in my career, Im not
always going to be involved in exciting projects.
However, I believe that I have the necessary
discipline to power through boring routine tasks
related to work.
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DONT
DO
Copy the examples we have given and repeat it
verbatim.
Introspect. Identify a weakness that is actually
true.
Be afraid about opening up and revealing
weaknesses about yourself
Realize that nobody is perfect. The best we can
do is identify our weaknesses and work on them.
Mug up your answer so that it sounds rehearsed
and artificial
Note down your answer in bullet points to help
you remember. But, dont practice it verbally
multiple times.
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CodeGround Online Testing Platform is an online
assessment and evaluation system that helps
Recruiters conduct online screening tests to
filter candidates before the interview process.
CodeGround Recruitment Tests can be used during
Campus Recruitment or screening walk-in
candidates. CodeGround supports Aptitude Tests,
English Communication Skills Assessments and
Online Coding Contests in C, C, Java, PHP,
Ruby, Python and JavaScript. CodeGround also
supports asynchronous automated interviews.