The advice I've always heard about those sorts of questions in interviews is that it's best to tell a rather minor fault (that isn't much of a fault) immediately followed by an explanation of how you got past it. I think a lot of people assume potential employers don't really want to hear about their applicants' faults.
I'm pretty honest about my faults in personal situations though (hypersensitive,worrisome and occasionally contentious seem to be the big ones)--I figure best to let people know what they're getting themselves into ;-)
Personal situations I would always expect people to be honest with their faults, which they rarely are. I asked an old friend of mine what one of their faults were, and they responded by saying "I care about people too much, and it makes me too giving."
To which I laughed and soon later stopped being friends with them.
Back to the topic of interviews... Even in the case of giving a minor fault then telling about how you overcome it, I would think they are trying to blow off the question. If someone were to ask "What is your weakness," and you respond by saying "Well, I am constantly late, but, I'm setting my clocks forward by 10 minutes so I make sure I have enough time," aren't you just making yourself look like more of a fool? Why not just admit that you have problems with time, and move past it. I don't want to hear how you get over this, because then the next time you do come in late I will assume you still can't handle your life accordingly.
Is it that they don't know their faults, or are they just unwilling to see them for what they are (which is a fault in itself). If you don't let other people know your faults when asked, then it could turn out very bad
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Heh, I should clarify on the hypersensitive thing: I don't mean I'm hypersensitive in the sense that some people are hypersensitive, where you can't talk about certain topics with them or thave a healthy intellectual disagreement. I'm pretty good about intellectual stuff, and actually like the occasional very-opinionated discussion. Where it comes into play with me is more interpersonal stuff (personal criticisms, getting the brush off, etc.)I won't necessarily react the instant something bothers me, though. But if something seems like a pattern I will approach them and let them know "Hey, when you did x it really kind of hurt/offended/frustrated me
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I'm pretty honest about my faults in personal situations though (hypersensitive,worrisome and occasionally contentious seem to be the big ones)--I figure best to let people know what they're getting themselves into ;-)
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To which I laughed and soon later stopped being friends with them.
Back to the topic of interviews...
Even in the case of giving a minor fault then telling about how you overcome it, I would think they are trying to blow off the question. If someone were to ask "What is your weakness," and you respond by saying "Well, I am constantly late, but, I'm setting my clocks forward by 10 minutes so I make sure I have enough time," aren't you just making yourself look like more of a fool? Why not just admit that you have problems with time, and move past it. I don't want to hear how you get over this, because then the next time you do come in late I will assume you still can't handle your life accordingly.
It's not my fault, it's time's fault!
Oh no..hypersensitive!
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