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Case: What is your biggest weakness?
If you are asked this question in a job interview for a teaching position: What are some things you should avoid when responding to this question? What might be some important points to stress that would get the interviewer's attention? How would you respond to this question?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I personally think that anyone who asks this question is looking for some dirt on you. Therefore they do not trust you, and no matter what you say, they will start to hold it against you in the future if the weakness you admit manifests itself too much in the real world.
I am reminded of the joke where an interviewee tells an interviewer that their biggest weakness is honesty. The interviewer says "I don't think that is a problem." and the interviewee responds, "I don't give a fXXX what you think."
Personally I would tell the interviewer that rather than talk about negative aspects of ourselves, let us try to accept our problems and emphasize our positive attributes. It may be an ideological dodge, but it is better than falling onto a punji stick. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would not use this solution because I do not think that the interviewer is trying to attack or find out "dirt" on you by asking a simple, yet very common, question during an interview. I honestly think that an interviewer is looking to see what your biggest weakness is to see if you would make the cut to work in the workplace in which you are applying for. |
| Rated On: March 1, 2015 1:20 pm |
| Rated By: Mariah Salas |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: I disagree with this solution. I believe that the employer is simply looking for awareness and if you are aware then you are able to take corrective actions for improvement |
| Rated On: February 20, 2018 4:21 pm |
| Rated By: medega |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: It is important that teachers are able to be reflective. If the interviewee is not able to answer the question (and deflects to just positive notes) then it shows the interviewer that they are not able to handle negatives and that they do not learn from mistakes. |
| Rated On: February 24, 2018 8:36 pm |
| Rated By: Kady Schlemmer |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I am not sure that this solution would help the individual during the interview process. |
| Rated On: October 14, 2018 8:58 pm |
| Rated By: zuMuGe |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I do not agree. Everyone has weaknesses, and those can be turned into positives. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2019 4:38 pm |
| Rated By: LeDyqa |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: I would never use this solution. It is defeating the point of an interview process, and this question if they 'hold a weakness against someone'. I did not like this solution. |
| Rated On: July 1, 2021 12:41 am |
| Rated By: yraReW |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
No
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
No
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: Your solution confuses me, so I feel like it isn't the best solution for this scenario. |
| Rated On: October 10, 2022 5:13 pm |
| Rated By: Xetuzu |
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