What is your greatest weakness?

[darrenb]

Any interviewer who asks negative questions is a poor interviewer, because they are giving a bad first impression of the company.

A really good candidate will have options, and may decide to avoid the company altogether... leaving the company blessed with people who can talk until dusk about their weaknesses and so forth.

[Durbs]

Have been asked this a number of times, always seems to be by a young HR lackey who is sitting in on the interview. I normally cringe inside and give the generic; I [am a perfectionist]/[take my work home with me]/[am too nice] etc etc. One time I answered "I struggle getting out of bed in the mornings, am a nighttime person and am no good at early morning starts". The HR lass never missed a beat, just nodded seriously and noted it down.

I peaked a bit early there, normally wait at least a week into a contract before starting to roll in at 10.

[doomage]

<binoculars on>

No still can't see it

</binoculars on>

Fair enough. At least you tried.

[Old Greg]

Fair enough. At least you tried.

And she's kept her binoculars on just in case.

[rhubarb]

My greatest weakness has to be the fairer sex.
My life at present would fill up a week long special on Jeremy Kyle.

[eek]

My greatest weakness has to be the fairer sex.
My life at present would fill up a week long special on Jeremy Kyle.

Do tell. The combined effort of the rest of CUK would fill up at most 2 seconds of the researcher's time prior to him rejecting us.