2595. What is a weakness and how have you worked to overcome it?

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Could you tell me about a weakness you've recognized in yourself and the steps you've taken to address it?

Skill Assessed
  • 1. Self-awareness : Assesses your ability to reflect on and understand your limitations.

  • 2. Problem-solving : Evaluates your capability to identify issues and find effective solutions.

  • 3. Growth Mindset : Measures your willingness to develop and improve yourself over time.

  • 4. Resilience : Shows your determination to overcome challenges and bounce back from setbacks.

Purpose
  • 1. Evaluating Personal Development : Determines how you tackle personal growth and improve upon your weaknesses.

  • 2. Understanding Adaptability : Assesses how flexible you are in dealing with personal challenges.

  • 3. Gauging Self-Improvement Efforts : Checks what actions you have taken to self-improve and enhance your skills.

  • 4. Judging Resilience : Judges your ability to stay committed to your improvement despite obstacles.


Hints
  • 1. Choose a genuine weakness : Select a real area of improvement rather than a disguised strength to show authenticity.

  • 2. Focus on past to present narrative : Structure your answer by showing the progress from recognizing the weakness to the current state of overcoming it.

  • 3. Discuss the impact : Explain how overcoming this weakness has had a positive impact on your work or personal growth.

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Topics: 
Problem Solving
Work Ethic
Roles: 
Security Guard
Associate Systems Engineer
Software Engineer
Senior Data Engineer
Account Analyst
Power Platform Developer
Companies: 
IBM
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