Interview Insights: The Weakness Question

I've always wondered what the value of the weakness question was. It's not like anyone can really answer this one honestly -- a candidate who says they pretend to be working while they shop on the internet is going to be shown the door fairly quickly.

You can't say that you don't have a weakness, either, unless you're applying for a position where arrogance and delusion is the number one priority. And the age-old technique of creating a fake weakness to spin as a positive has definitely outstayed its welcome.

I personally think this question is one that can be left off the list without losing anything from the interview process. But if you're the interviewee, you have to come up with something. For ideas on how to answer the question without seeming trite, cliched, arrogant or a flat out liar, check out this article on dealing with the weakness question.