there’s a question they ask at interviews: “what is your greatest strength?” another question is “what is your greatest weakness?” these questions are intended to be traps. when saying your greatest strength, it’s best not to brag, while when saying your greatest weakness, it’s best to actually avoid the question and turn a possible weakness into a strength. honesty in brave in interviews, it won’t get you the job.
so… what is my greatest weakness? sometimes my intellect gets in the way of me actually experiencing or understanding something. some things can’t be broken down rationally. they must be experienced.
i think my greatest strength is that i love to experience things, but i don’t have to. i love to read. i feel like i can journey to somewhere in a book. i know. it’s a copout.
to be honest though, i think these kinds of questions are lame. they never fully embody who a person is. no one actually knows their greatest strength or weakness? what really defines them anyways? character flaws? personality ticks? weird habits? meyers-briggs even tells you that there’s no better or worse for a person’s personality assessment. people are what they are. the best thing to do is to be good at pretending. your success at pretending to be something will make you more successful in life.
exiting question. which is better? to be honest or to have everyone believe you are honest?
