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During job interviews, hiring managers will often ask about your weaknesses, in addition to your strengths, as a way to determine whether you are qualified for the job. In addition to learning about what you can do, the interviewer wants to know about what you can't do, or what you have difficulty with on the job. How you respond will also help the interviewer understand how well you know yourself, as well as whether you would be a good fit for the role.

Weaknesses are tricky to talk about, so you need to be careful when sharing examples of yours. You don't want to knock yourself out of contention for the job because the interviewer thinks you're not qualified. You do want your answer to be honest, but as positive as possible.

Focus on steps you are taking to improve on your weaknesses, and avoid mentioning weaknesses in skills that are important for the job.

If you think carefully about the job ahead of time and prepare an answer, you will be able to remain positive while still being honest.

Examples of Weaknesses

There are different categories of weaknesses that you can choose from when answering interview questions about your shortcomings. However, do not choose a weakness at random. Instead, make sure the one you select is not critical to the job, and mention in your interview the ways you plan to improve upon this weakness.

Hard Skills

You might mention a hard skill as your weakness. 

Hard skills are job-specific abilities that are easily quantifiable. They are developed through school and other forms of training. Examples of hard skills include computer skills, finance, mathematics, and more.

If you decide to mention a hard skill, make sure it is not a skill necessary for the job. If it is a skill that is easy to learn, you might also mention that you are currently developing that skill (or that you plan to develop that skill). For example, if you say your weakness is a particular software program, you might say that you are currently taking an online course on how to use the program (of course, only say this if it is true).

Some examples of hard skills you might mention when answering an interview question about your weaknesses are:

Advanced mathematics

Creative writing

Financial literacy

Foreign languages (or one particular foreign language)

A particular software package

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Soft Skills

Soft skills are important for almost every job. Unlike hard skills, these are skills that are hard to quantify; they encompass your personality traits, your communication abilities, and your social skills. While they are important, you can pick out one soft skill to mention as a weakness. Just make sure it is not necessary for the job, and emphasize how you are working on improving that skill. Some soft skills you might mention when answering questions about your weaknesses include:

Creativity

Delegating tasks

Humor

Spontaneity (you work better when prepared)

Organization

Patience

Taking too many risks

Being too honest

Academics

You can also refer to an academic skill or ability as a weakness. This is a particularly good idea if you are at least a few years out of school, because then the employer can evaluate you on your work experience rather than your academics.

Of course, don’t highlight an academic weakness that is directly relevant to the job. For example, if you are applying for a job as an engineer, don’t say your weakness is a particular engineering course. Some examples of weaknesses related to academics include:

Coursework (a particular course you struggled with)

Essay writing (be sure to emphasize your strength in other forms of writing)

Being overly involved in on-campus activities (if a student or recent graduate)

Spending too much time on school assignments

Standardized tests

Interpersonal Skills

You might mention a weakness that relates to your ability to interact with others. Of course, you want to make sure you don’t come across as someone who can’t work well with coworkers. Pick one specific issue you struggle with, and then talk about how you have worked to improve on this type of interaction. Examples of interpersonal skills you might mention as weaknesses include:

Confrontation

Covering for co-workers

Expecting too much from colleagues

Expressing too much frustration with underperforming staff or colleagues

Presenting to large groups

Public speaking

Being too critical of other people’s work

Too easily internalizing the problems of clients

Being too sensitive

Work Ethic

You don’t want to say that your weakness is that you “work too hard.” This will come across as insincere. However, you might explain how you do certain things in excess at work. This will show that you work hard, but it will be a more honest answer. Examples of weaknesses related to your work ethic might include:

Leaving projects unfinished

Providing too much detail in reports

Shifting from one project to another (multitasking)

Taking credit for group projects

Taking on too many projects at once

Taking on too much responsibility

Being too detail-oriented

Being too much of a perfectionist

Too much procrastination (as long as you still meet all your deadlines)

Being too helpful to others

Working too many hours