Turning Your Weaknesses Into Your Strength During An Interview

Here are some of the weaknesses you can consider telling the interviewer that will make you look confident instead of a fool.

1. I’m not good at estimating how long a task takes to complete. But this is something I’m working on by segregating my task into a roadmap and trying to find out how much time each phase needs to be completed.

2. I usually get frustrated when I’m blocked. I feel this is one of the weaknesses that have been holding me off to achieve greater results. To curb this, I take breaks whenever my mind gets blank. Be it an hour or so – to give my mind a break from the monotonous routine. It helps me to generate new ideas which I implement while coding which in turn makes it more efficient. Sometimes pause is necessary to prance back with greater zeal. 

3. I get stuck when my manager asks me to voice my input. It makes me way too nervous and of which my mind freezes. Well, it’s something I’m aware of and I’ve been practicing a range of visualization techniques before going into meetings. This has given me a lot of confidence and I’ve improved significantly over the last year.

When you go for an interview in a product or service-based company for an SDE role or any role for it matter, the interviewer will try to haze you as much as he/she wants just to know about your personal and professional background, experience, and your personality. This is where you should play a fair game. Interviewers will ask you about your strengths and weaknesses to gauge your ability to tackle the challenges. So, how do you manage to answer this tricky question without looking as imperfect and turning around your weakness into your strength?