Tell me your Weakness? This is certainly one of those questions everyone hates in an interview. You know it’s coming at some point during the process. Is it a trick question, a ‘trap’ question, a question to see if you’re honest or just a question they interview has to ask because it’s on a sheet of questions they need to ask.

In reality, it does not matter. The truth is you need to know your weaknesses and strengths ahead of time and prepare for this question. So do you know your weaknesses? Second, do you know why you have those weaknesses?

Before I give you the answer, here’s a story about Ben Franklin. As a young man, Little Ben wanted to ensure he was successful in life. He wrote down a number of weaknesses he felt needing correction: smoking, cussing, drinking, being obstinate, womanizing, and others. He diligently worked on correcting one per month, and only one. Read the full story

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