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What is your greatest weakness? Share your best answer to the common interview question " What is your greatest weakness?" Share Your Best Answer

Often Late to Work

In the past, I have had problems showing up to work on time. I used to justify it because I felt that I made up for the time by being more productive than my peers who show up on time. I have since learned to measure myself only by my own clear standard, without consideration for what others do. It is a daily struggle for me, but I have learned to be vigilant.
—Guest MMMike

Being Petulant

Being petulant was one of my greatest weaknesses. I am frequently get annoyed when someone teased me about my personal life.
—Guest Sussy Jane Delima

Kids!

My greatest weakness is that I devoted 10 years to raising 5 children and now I am playing catch up with my peers in the workforce.
—Guest roo114

Serious Weaknesses

My weakness is listening to what people say. I take everything serious and I get angry easily.
—Guest Mpho

I Don't Give Up Easily

If I am given a new task, I don't hesitate to approach someone who has knowledge about it and learn from them so I can accomplish the task with perfection.
—Guest Vani

Strange People

I can't mixup with a strange people easily. It take much time to start talking with the person. Due to which that person feels that I am boring.
—Guest amitoz

Experience

My biggest weakness is experience, I just wish I got into a role similar to this one earlier on in my career.
—Guest mike

Other colleagues

My weakness is that I always put new things, new ideas at work even I know that some colleagues are happy to do old way, the way they used to. And they do not like this.
—Guest Shahid

Make my work perfect.

I like to make sure my work is perfect, so I tend to spend a little too much time checking it to ensure everything is done correctly the first time.
—Guest Donna

Working on one thing each time

MY weakness is on the multi-tasks. When I working on multi-tasks, I always forget to working on them together. I always choose the first priority one and finished it then start the next. During the two years in Dow Corning, I learned a lot on how to handle multi-tasks skills. I learned to start several projects together and finished them according to the due date. Right now I am much better at multi-tasking.
—Guest old cat

Putting Others First

My greatest weakness is that I am always thinking of helping and doing things for others before myself, but I consider that this trait makes me great and show signs of good leadership.
—Guest Joanne Desir

Short Temper

My greatest weakness is that I am short tempered, especially when my subordinates do not make their targets, but I do not get physical.
—Guest chira

Poker Face

I don't have a good poker face. My smiles, frowns or scowls will almost always give me away.
—Guest no1special

Illiterate

Illiteracy is my greatest weakness because it's hard to learn anything in English class since I'm deaf. But I always enjoy learning new things every day.
—Guest Benjamin L.

Shyness

My weakness is being shy. I have no self confidence.
—Guest lynzie

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