This document provides advice for answering interview questions about weaknesses. It recommends confessing to a weakness but also discussing steps taken to improve (confession and recovery). Specifically, it advises identifying a weakness, admitting to it, and then explaining how you are working to get better in that area. It provides examples of weaknesses like impatience, lack of experience, and poor English skills. It stresses the importance of showing initiative by continuously working to strengthen weak points over time.

1. Question 4: What are your
weaknesses/ weak points?

2. Weak = adjective
Weakness = noun

3. We all hate this question!
A simple strategy
Confession and recovery

4. Confession = Explain your weak points
Recovery = explain what you are doing to be better at
your weak points

5. I feel that my weakness is…
Impatience
I am critical of my own work
my lack of experience
Lack of = not enough

6. I have to admit that I…
I sometimes need to be a better listener
I have to admit I sometimes miss small details
I feel that my English is my weakest point

7. But…
I am working on this….
To work on something = to continue to work with
something over time
To work on a big project

8. But…
I am working to get better at this
I am always working hard to be better at this

9. I feel that my management skills are my weakest point
but I am constantly working on
them to get better at managing people
I have to admit that English is my weakest point but I
am constantly working on my English everyday to get
better and improve.

10. Write your own answer now to the question
What is your weakest point?
Remember
Confession and recovery!