Let's talk about the best answer to the job interview question: What are your weaknesses?

讓我們來談談求職面試問題「你的弱點是什麼？」的最佳答案。

Get ready because they're going to ask you this in every single job interview.

做好準備，因為每次求職面試他們都會問你這個問題。

Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to walk into an ambush.

女士們，先生們，你們即將走進一個埋伏圈。

"So thank you for coming in today. Tell me, what are your weaknesses?"

「感謝你們今天的到來。告訴我，你的弱點是什麼？ 」

[What they are thinking....]

[他們實際想的是...]

Look, I've got eight people to interview for this job.

聽著，有八個人要面試這份工作。

That means I've got to eliminate seven.

這意味著我必須淘汰七個。

Let's make this easy.

讓我們簡單點。

Just tell me why I should eliminate you, right here and now.

告訴我為什麼要在這裡淘汰你。

[What they advise...]

[他們的建議是....]

You should be honest and say your biggest weakness. We just want to know you're self-aware and working to improve yourself.

你應該誠實地說出你最大的弱點。 我們只是想知道你自知之明並努力提升自己。

Ladies and gentlemen, at this point in the process, your resume looks fantastic.

女士們，先生們，此時此刻，你們的履歷看起來棒極了。

And based on that, they've called you in for an interview.

基於這一點，他們現在叫你去面試。

Now, however, they're trying to get the dirt on you, and this question is the biggest weapon in their arsenal to do that.

不過，他們是想挖出你的醜事，而這個問題是他們的最大武器。

So what we're going to do is give them a professional answer to this question that doesn't eliminate us and makes us come out on top.

所以我們要做的就是給他們一個專業的答案，既不會淘汰我們，又能讓我們勝出。

Let's get a couple of things out of the way first.

先說幾件事。

Here are some very bad answers.

首先，以下是一些非常糟糕的答案。

"I have no weaknesses."

「我沒有弱點。」

"I'd have to say I care too much."

「我不得不說我太在乎了。」

"You know, I really think I work too hard."

「你知道，我真的覺得我太努力工作了。」

"My weakness? Chocolate."

「我的弱點？巧克力。」

"Well, mine is kryptonite."

「我的弱點是氪星石。」

Snap.

彈指。

"My greatest weakness has always been frankly how bored I get doing this kind of office job.

「坦白說，我最大的弱點一直是我對這種辦公室工作感到非常無聊。

The work is just so un-inspirational to me that my performance just slows to a crawl."

這項工作對我來說太沒有啟發性了，以至於我的表現簡直慢得像爬行一樣。」

And then I get in trouble.

然後我就麻煩大了。

The best answer to the weakness question is to give a legitimate, understandable side-effect of something you do that's good.

對於弱點問題的最佳答案是，為你所做的好事給出合理的、可以理解的副作用。

Then, say how you address that weakness, so it's never a problem.

然後，說出你如何解決這個弱點，這樣它就不會成為問題。

Just think good, side-effect, fix.

只要想好的點，副作用，解決方式。

For example, "Well, I have very high standards but occasionally I've had coworkers that don't share those high standards which can lead to conflict.

例如，「我標準很高，但有時我的同事不認同這些高標準，這可能會導致衝突。

But I found that with little communication, I can usually smooth that over and it never really becomes a problem."

但我發現，只要稍加溝通，通常就能化解矛盾，而且也不會成為真正的問題。」

"Well, I care a great deal about precision and I tend to double and triple check all the work I do.

「我非常注重精確性，對自己所做的所有工作都會反覆檢查。

But sometimes this means that I'm not the fastest employee in a group to finish their tasks.

但有時，這意味著我不是小組中最快完成任務的員工。

However, what I found is that over time, I tend to find efficiencies that help me speed up my work. So this never really becomes a problem."

不過，我發現隨著時間的推移，我往往會發現一些有助於加快工作速度的效率。所以，這從未成為真正的問題。」

So we answered the question fully and legitimately and dodged the bullet.

所以我們完美地回答了這個問題，躲過一劫。

But if you notice, we also used it as a platform to talk about our strengths.

但如果你注意到的話，我們也用它作為談論我們的優勢的機會。

Now, when they ask, "What are your weaknesses?" Plural.

當他們問：「你的弱點是什麼？」多個弱點。

Never give more than one.

絕對不要講超過一個。

After giving one if they prompt you for more, it's okay to say, "Well, that's the only one that comes to mind at this moment."

講完一個後，如果他們提示你提供更多，說：「這是此刻我唯一能想到的。」

Just remember, good, side-effect, fix.

請記住，好的點、副作用、解決方法。

You're highly employable and you're awesome.

你的就業能力很強，而且你很棒。

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