Michael Kinsman, a syndicated columnist with Copley News Service, has some good advice in the California Job Journal for handling the inevitable tough questions about your weaknesses.
He writes, "Go ahead and tell the interviewer you are a loser and you will be. But tell the interviewer you lack experience, need that opportunity to show your talent and understand that everyone has had to take that first step into the business world and you’ll be just fine. Just don’t paint yourself as perfection."
Too many people try to skate around this one by painting saying obvious strengths -- which they might not have -- are their weaknesses. One is working too hard. Another is being a perfectionist. Is that my B.S. Detector going off? Take a tip from Kinsman.
