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How can this challenging question be answered ''what is your greatest weakness?". What could be a creative answer without lying?

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Question added by Madiha Jabeen , Hr Asisstant , Ajmal Group LLC
Date Posted: 2016/04/17
Ghada Eweda
by Ghada Eweda , Medical sales hospital representative , Pfizer pharmaceutical Plc.

Thanks for invitation. 

I feel that my greatest weakness is that I am very critical of my own work. I have always prided myself on producing excellent and error-free work. While this is beneficial to my job performance, it is possible to go to extremes.I have also found that I can easily waste time checking and rechecking. Now I am aware of what to look for in being such a stickler, so I am always making a conscious effort to trust myself and my quality focus more and not be so incredibly critical of my work. I know that there is a limit to proofreading.It's important to me that everyone gets along in the workplace.  one more weakness was In the past I have always gone the extra mile to help out whenever it is necessary in trying not to disappoint or let anyone down. I'm not saying I no longer help others out. However, I've learned to be more assertive, to better recognize and prioritize projects, to know whether I can bail others out without jeopardizing my existing work.

 What are the greatest your weaknesses?

 This question may be tricky and needs a lot of deliberation before answering. We must answer this question wisely, and this will be through talking about is related to the skills of the job requirements. For example,

The employer will not care about the weakness of mathematical skills that you are applying for the post of editor or publisher. You can also talk about the skills that were not good in the past, but you've improved on. For example, perhaps you're shy

Formerly introverted but now I became more

Trust and love to communicate with people around you. You do this, you made your point turning the negative into a positive.

Yahia mohamed  Amen Gad
by Yahia mohamed Amen Gad , إدارة - مدرب - , سنابل الأجيال للتعليم والتدريب

Thank you for the invitation and I agree with Dr. Ghada

syed muhammad naeem
by syed muhammad naeem , Quality Control Officer , Pakistan Cables

Mine is inconsistency but my excuse is that whatever i maybe doing i don't take/find it as the purpose of my life so i do not engage myself completely with that thing. Believing that there is something far more important i should do, my Job towards the people. And when i'll be doing that i will completely devote myself towards it.

Rami Assaf
by Rami Assaf , Plant Manager , Al Manaseer group

Thanks for invitation

 

I amagreeing with my colleague’s answer Ms. Ghada Eweda & Ms. Dalal

Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani
by Omar Saad Ibrahem Alhamadani , Snr. HR & Finance Officer , Sarri Zawetta Company

Thanks

Fully agree with the answers given by Mrs. Ghada and Mrs. Dalal

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

agree with twice answer above

 

ghazi Almahadeen
by ghazi Almahadeen , Project Facilitator , Jordan River Foundation

Thanks for the invite ............. do not speak English fluently or do not have the excellent training courses

مها شرف
by مها شرف , معلمة لغة عربية , وزارة التربية السورية

I agree with experts answers, thanks for the invitation. 

Sidrah Nadeem
by Sidrah Nadeem , Global Marketing Manager , Hill+Knowlton Strategies

That's always been a difficult question for me.

 

I'm a workaholic, and I find that it sometimes taints my work life balance.

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