面试专题丨What＇s your weakness？

What is your weakness？

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What is your weakness？

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很多面试官喜欢问这个问题

老老实实说自己的缺点？

撒个谎？

这个问题充满陷阱

一个回答不好

就和心仪offer无缘了

面试官通过这个问题想了解什么？

如何回答才会让HR印象深刻呢？

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面试官到底想问什么？

能邀请你过来面试，面试官有预感你有能力可以完成工作，但是面试官希望你能发现自己的弱点，勇敢地承认自己的弱点，最重要的是希望看到你是如何克服这些弱点的。通过你的回答，了解你是否具备很强的自我意识、是否诚实以及是否有自我提升的品质。

这个问题常见问法有以下几种：

  What is your greatest weakness?

  What are some of your weaknesses?

  What are your weakest areas?

  What are your weakest skills?

  What do you consider to be your weaknesses?

  What are your strengths and weaknesses?

  Tell me about a time you failed.

那我们该如何回答这些问题呢？如何回答才能让面试官留下深刻的印象呢？

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如何正确回答这类问题？

每个人都会有弱点，首先你需要诚实地回答这个问题，诚实不代表把你所有的弱点都展示在面试官面前。所以就需要我们有一些表达技巧。

承认自己的弱点

一般情况下可以分为两类弱点：对这份工作没有影响的弱点；一个可以比较小，通过努力修复过的弱点。

第一类：找到一个你确实存在但是对于工作没有影响的弱点

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我们需要根据JD来找一个你自己确实存在但是对工作影响不是很大的弱点。例如上面这一份JD，我们就不要直接说自己团队合作能力、沟通能力、书面表达能力等这些弱点哦。

第二类：找到一个你确实存在但是已经通过学习来完善的弱点

以下列出了在求职面试中常见能力技能：团队合作、时间管理、分担责任、耐心、组织能力、写作技能、表达能力、公开展示、公开演讲、主动性、多任务处理、指定的语言能力等等，我们可以列举出已经通过努力已经克服的弱点。

Numbers have not always been my strong suit. Fortunately, as a copywriter, I can focus most of my time on the creative process of writing. However, in recent years I have begun to familiarize myself with the digital analytics tools used in the various websites and apps I write for and found that when you add context,“numbers” can actually be quite enlightening.

你是如何克服的

承认自己的弱点并不可怕。如果你已经采取措施克服了这个弱点，那么HR是很乐意听到你克服的过程。

Sometimes I can be a bit too honest when I provide feedback to coworkers. My personality is naturally very straight forward and to the point, and most of my colleagues really value that, but I have learned that there are times on the job when more diplomacy is required.I took a training class on conflict management and it really opened my eyes to the need to communicate differently with different people. So now I am much better at providing constructive feedback, even if it doesn’t always come naturally.

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正确的回答思路

根据前面的分析，我们可以用STAR原则来有效地组织我们的回答。

Situation：事情发生的背景是什么。

Task：你的任务/目标是什么。

Action：针对这一目标拟采取了什么行动。

Result：-最终收获了什么结果。

STAR原则回答示范

Situation- My greatest weakness is that I am a shy and nervous person by nature. The result is that I have a difficult time speaking up in groups. Even if I have good ideas, I have trouble asserting them. Often I keep them to myself.

Task-Once, I suggested an idea for a project. The project manager shot it down, and I did not protest. The supervisor heard about my idea. It upset him that I didn’t fight harder for it.

Action-I decided that it was time to sign up for speaking classes. I also took some acting classes. The acting classes helped me learn to separate my professionalse lf from my shy self. That helped me a lot.

Result-The next time I worked on a project, I stood by my ideas. I spoke up and asked the project manager to take a second look at what I had proposed. She agreed that my idea was quite good upon reflection. My supervisor noticed the improvement and promoted me to management. I now head up a team of five people despite being shy.

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SeeU推荐回答模板

除此之外，SeeU众导师也给大家推荐了一些实用的回答模板，大家在回答这个问题的时候也可以借鉴哦。

SeeU Wendy 推荐：

In the past, I have found it difficult to work with aggressive personality types.While I understand diversity in personalities makes a business strong, I tend to quiet my own ideas and opinions around louder colleagues. To combat this, I have made it a point to spend more time with colleagues I feel uncomfortable working with. By learning more about them, their communication style and their motivations, I am better able to collaborate with these personality types so that we both equally contribute our strengths and skills.”

 推荐理由：首先这个弱点并不会很大程度上影响工作；其次还有自己的改进措施。

SeeU Hanna推荐：

Because I truly love my work and have ambitious career goals, it can be difficult forme to keep a healthy balance between work and my personal life. I have seen anegative impact on my motivation and focus when I ignore my personal needs. As a result, I have made it a point to focus on creating space in my schedule to focus on volunteering and spending time with my family. Taking small actions like putting my phone on silent during dinner time is helpful. When I maintain a good work/life balance, I have found my output is better quality, I can get more work done and I feel excited about coming to work in the morning.