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Never say You are a Workaholic, a Perfectionist, etc. because it sounds negative. Try toconvert these negative biased qualities into positive ones. For example, in place of Workaholic you can say you are a hard worker and always willing to work for extrahours.In place of Perfectionist, you can say you are detail oriented and like to set highstandard for work.QUOTE"Try to specify your weakness as your strength and also highlight it as a benefit."

Your answers can be:

1) One of my weaknesses as I perceive is occasional compromise on time for quality and perfection.2) I feel I am not very detail-oriented. I’m a person that wants accomplish as much as possible. I realized this hurts quality and therefore I‘m trying hard to find a balance between quality and quantity.3) At times even when I need help, I try to solve my own problems instead of asking a co-worker who might know the answer. This would save me more time and I would be moreefficient. I’m working on knowing when it would be beneficial to ask for help.4) I've been told a few times I'm too much detail oriented. I do make it a practice of checking my work at least

If you are given an opportunity to work in our organisation, how long will youstick ?

Please tell me how will you answer this !Aasim PathanDec 15 2008, 04:37 PMQUOTE (Latha_HR @ Dec 10 2008, 08:24 PM)

If you are given an opportunity to work in our organisation, how long will youstick ?

Please tell me how will you answer this !As long as we both feel that i am doing a good jobinterview questionDec 16 2008, 05:14 PMI am planing to have a long term career in your company.once or twice to make sure that it's absolutely accurate.Full Version:What to say when HR asked about strength and weakness ?

ChetanaSforum >CAREER GUIDANCE FORUM> HR INTERVIEW HELPLINE talk2_vinothJul 14 2006, 11:12 AMWhat to say when HR asked about strength and weakness ?I am VijjiJul 17 2006, 10:24 PMThis is the best answer I read till now :Try to answer such negative questions with a positive response. For example, say,

Some people consider me a perfectionist, or I'm too detail-oriented. I always try to get thingsright.

An employer will be happy to put up with such weaknesses. Saying, I don't have anyweaknesses worth mentioning, indicates that you don't know yourself very well (poor self-assessment).Something like,

I get angry when people don't work as hard as they should, but I see verylittle of that at my current job

, is good too.KSNAug 31 2006, 03:50 PMHighlighting strengths and accomplishments: Use specific examples to highlight your accomplishments -- explicit numbers, results and outcomes. Generic words aremeaningless unless backed by data.For example, instead of using the word 'significant' , use a number or percentage instead.Strengths that interviewers are looking for include:.

Committed

: Talk about the times you may have sacrificed a vacation to complete animportant project..

Action-oriented

: Quote an example from a past job where you drove the meeting,committee or project that was languishing. Or, when a deadline loomed and you came upwith a way to reach the goal..

Inquisitive/ Curious

: Show how curiosity has served you well in the last job. For example, when was the last time you knew there had to be a better way of performing atask, closing a particular deal or making a sale to a difficult client? How did your questioning of the situation find a solution?.

Long term approach

: Talk about how you were able to see the broader consequencesof a decision in your previous company. Your contribution provided a viewpoint thatothers had overlooked.The one question candidates love to avoid is, "

What is your greatest weakness?

" Do notgive superficial answers like "I'm a workaholic" or "I'm a perfectionist." These are boringand predictable.

Interviewers can even reply to them with, "That doesn't sound like a weakness. Now whydon't you tell me about a real weakness?" So, state a true weakness that doesn't have amajor impact on your ability to do the job.

Sample

-- If you are applying for a non-managerial role: 'In the past, I've had sometrouble sharing responsibilities with others. I felt I could do things better and faster myself. This sometimes backfired because I'd end up with more than I could handle andthe quality of my work would suffer. But I plan to take courses in time management andeffective delegation.'Or, 'I am weak in accounts and had a tough time when I was asked to work on a projectwith the finance team. I have enrolled in an online program on basic finance to overcomethis.' (NOTE: You would not want to use this example for an accounting or finance position.)moparthy.ujjwalaSep 11 2008, 08:00 PMDont answer negatively for this question...bcoz when HR asked abt ur weakness meanshe asking abt ur negativepoint...so for this negative question u reply in a +ve way likethis..MY WEAKNESS IS MY HARDWORKING NATURE...if he asked both strengthand weakness, then reply him like this BOTH MY STRENGTH AND MY WEAKNESSIS HARDWORKING...supriya anand Nov 10 2008, 07:46 AMi thnk we should reply dat 'i got tensd whenever i couldnt give my 100% to my work'Surendra.S Nov 12 2008, 04:15 PMQUOTE (moparthy.ujjwala @ Sep 11 2008, 02:30 PM) Dont answer negatively for this question...bcoz when HR asked abt ur weakness meanshe asking abt ur negativepoint...so for this negative question u reply in a +ve way likethis..MY WEAKNESS IS MY HARDWORKING NATURE...if he asked both strengthand weakness, then reply him like this BOTH MY STRENGTH AND MY WEAKNESSIS HARDWORKING...Sorry but I don't think that's a good answer.Then HR will ask you -

'Why do you think Hardworking is a weakness ?'

QUOTE (supriya anand @ Nov 10 2008, 02:16 AM)i thnk we should reply dat 'i get tensd whenever i couldnt give my 100% to my work'

Getting tensed at work

is too big weakness. I personally think you should avoid thisanswer.