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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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2. Of course you can and, indeed, should. :)
Wed May 22, 2013, 04:51 PM
May 2013

By way of comment and opinion:

In what area do you percieve yourself to be weak and how will you seek to accomodate and strengthen that weakness?


I view this as a trick question, however popular it may be. I also consider it as a bit unfair depending on the position. It might be fair for management, marketing or service positions. IMHO, the answer for many people is that their weakness is in being specialized. It is an over used cliche to say, "Think outside the box." Those who have dedicated from a few years to decades in training and specializing in a field may not recognize that the same experience, which qualifies them might, in some ways, be a weakness.

Thanks for mentioning this common and sometimes problematic question.

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There is of course, no "right answer". What I was looking for was .... Scuba May 2013 #3
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