How would answer this interview question?

Q: What is your biggest weakness?

A: Coca Cola. It's empty calories and bad for your teeth, but I just love drinking Coke.

Oh, you mean work related? Sorry.....
 
I would say truthfully, "My biggest weakness is an inability to suffer fools but I've been working hard and am now much better at it."
 
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Second interview and the guy asks me . .


What your biggest weakness?

I was stumped. What do you say? Who prepares by thinking about their weak points?


How would answer that?
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I've interviewed many "would be" traders for our firm. I've asked this question many times. What I'm looking for is how objective is this "would be" trader? If I get the pc weakness into strength answer like "I work too hard and often work well into the night", then I know it's bs and this "would be" trader is going to lie to me when I ask him/her to defend a position there're holding that's underwater. What I want is the truth. If you're a procrastinator...say so. I'll ask you how you work with it and you can say "I make lists of all work I need to do and work from the list" to look good. If you freeze when the market moves 3+% against your position....say so. All else means..."I don't know if I can trust you with my firms money".
 
Quote from uncleTom:

Second interview and the guy asks me . .


What your biggest weakness?

I was stumped. What do you say? Who prepares by thinking about their weak points?


How would answer that?
More...

"My biggest weakness is also one of my strenghts" - "the fact that I am still young and don't have a lot of Life experience yet, but being young and wanting to learn could offset that".

FWIW

Don
 
I used to say my biggest weakness was operating a computer but I had overcome that by reading books and magazines, that really seem to impressed them and it also showed that you are a real learner.
 
Quote from uncleTom:

Second interview and the guy asks me . .


What your biggest weakness?

I was stumped. What do you say? Who prepares by thinking about their weak points?


How would answer that?
More...

I say "I do not have any weaknesses because every time I find a weakness I work on it until it becomes a strength. All I have are strengths."
 
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