'What Are Your Weaknesses?'

We like this post on Rehaul.com about a new way to look at the dreaded interview question: “What are your weaknesses?”

He argues that interviewers shouldn’t ask about weaknesses because that question always yields the same results. “Oh, I’m a perfectionist.” “I work too hard.” “I used to be disorganized/a bad public speaker/a micromanager but I’m working on it.”

Instead, hiring managers should ask: What can you do to help us, and what side effects come with your benefits?”

Even if you’re asked the old-school “weaknesses” question, you can respond this way.

“If