What are your weaknesses?
Sample Answer 2:
When I started my first job, I had trouble with procrastination. Even though I never missed a deadline, I found that procrastinating put me under unnecessary stress, and this hurt my enjoyment of the job. Fortunately, I realized the problem fairly quickly and did something about it.
procrastination – a tendency to delay doing things until the last minute; waiting until close to the deadline to complete something
She’s always saying that she’ll start on that new project tomorrow. Her procrastination is really becoming a problem.
stress – worry about one’s personal or professional problems
Be nice to Alison. She’s under a lot of stress at home because her mother is sick.
benchmark – a goal; a standard; the time or place when one’s performance and progress can be measured and evaluated against what is expected
The company tests all of its new employees and uses the results as a benchmark for their performance on the same test the next year.
