{"id":615,"date":"2022-10-05T21:56:35","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T16:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winnerbrands.in\/?p=615"},"modified":"2022-10-07T20:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T14:30:17","slug":"whats-your-biggest-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winnerbrands.in\/career-prep\/whats-your-biggest-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s your biggest weakness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the most dreaded questions during an interview is \u201cWhat is your biggest weakness?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, this is also couched as \u201cWhat would your boss say is an area you have to improve on\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the phrasing, it&#8217;s a tough question to tackle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most candidates do much harm to their image by answering this wrongly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, why is this question asked?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Self-awareness &#8211; interviewers are looking to see if you are aware of the things that you are good at and the things you are bad at. This self-awareness can often be the difference between a rational business decision that generates revenue or a rash decision.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Honesty &#8211; things won\u2019t always go well, and mistakes will be made during the course of work. During such occasions, can you own up to your mistake and put things right?<\/li><li>Growth mindset &#8211; Are you genuinely trying to identify your weaknesses and work on them in order to grow in your career? Or are you held back by self-limiting beliefs?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How to tackle this question?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can use the WAR framework to tackle the weakness question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weakness:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Pick a work related issue that you have been actively working on to improve<\/li><li>Describe how it affected your career in the initial stages<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Actions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Once you acknowledge the weakness, state 1-2 things you did to overcome it<\/li><li>The actions need to be clear with some sort of feedback loop built into them<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Result:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Showcase the improvements you have made over the years<\/li><li>Talk about what specific result you got from your actions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Example: Weakness &#8211; Overcoming cultural barriers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve struggled in the past with overcoming cultural barriers at work. Especially in MNCs, I found it difficult to connect with and convince my cross-functional team members from the US, France, and the Middle East. This slowed down my project completion timelines and caused unintended friction within the team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To solve this problem, I approached a senior colleague who had built great multicultural relationships at work. I spoke with him about my issue and asked for his advice. 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