How to answer "What is your greatest weakness?"

Re:How to answer "What is your greatest weakness?" by julian37 on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @04:52PM (#3622644)

On the off chance that you are reading this now that this is long off the front page: what I meant is that both having kids and having a social life is considered a strength, not a weakness, by most people.

I have kids too and I know what ordeal it can be, but "this is an ordeal" is not the same thing as "this is my biggest weakness".

You're right that it is something your potential employer would ideally be made aware of ahead of time, I'm just not so sure that doing so by way of calling it your greatest weakness is necessarily a good idea.

That said, good on you for taking good care of your kids, and I hope that things soon get a bit easier for you and your wife.

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Re:How to answer "What is your greatest weakness?" by btilly on Wednesday February 22, 2012 @08:35PM (#3623401)

It may be a strength in your personal life. But as an employee, my commitments are a weakness. As much as employers may laud good parenting in the abstract, it is far from the top trait you want in an employee.

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