For sure the question about weaknesses will crop
up in an interview. We have also discussed how to respond to this question but
the big question is, ‘should you apologize for your weaknesses?’ Just
think about it, should you? Everyone has weaknesses but if you look at the
article on weaknesses that we carried last week, you know how to answer this
question.
Let us go into how you should apologize for your
weaknesses. I bet you may have not known this neither do most HR executives
because if a weakness may offend the panel then you need a way out in order for
them not to see you in bad light. If you end the interview without any
clarifications or apologies, then you may have lost the chance to get the
job. We all have our disadvantages. Yet, sometimes we consider some of
our weaknesses as critical. Just imagine weaknesses like:
