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Job Interview Answer: What is Your Greatest Weakness?

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When you are applying for an administrative / office position a typical job interview question is "What is your greatest weakness?"

Here are sample interview answers which you can edit to fit your personal experiences and background:

  • I would say that my greatest weakness is being too much of a perfectionist in my work. Sometimes, I spend more time than necessary on a task, or take on tasks personally that could easily be delegated to someone else. Although I've never missed a deadline, it is still an effort for me to know when to move on to the next task, and to be confident when assigning others work.
  • I've learned to make my perfectionism work to my advantage at work. I am excellent at meeting deadlines, and with my attention to detail, I know my work is correct.
  • I used to like to work on one project to it completion before starting on another, but I've learned to work on many projects at the same time, and I think it allows me to be more creative and effective in each one.

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