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Administrative Question: 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 sometimes overdo getting my work done ahead of time. However, I am excellent at meeting deadlines, and with my attention to detail, I know my work is correct.

Sometimes, I spend more time than necessary on a task, or have volunteered to take on tasks personally that could easily be handled by someone else in the office.

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 used to like to work on one project to it completion before starting on another, but I've learned to multi-task better. I think it allows me to be more creative and effective in each one.

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