I’m a career coach and this is how you should talk about weaknesses in a job interview

A career coach revealed how to respond to a question about your weaknesses during a job interview.

Darci Smith, from Greater Los Angeles, took to TikTok to share her wisdom on how best to tackle the dreaded question.

The corporate recruiter advised all interviewees to start by restating the answer before elaborating further and including how you intend to ‘solve’ the problem.

And viewers were quick to add their own thoughts on the technique.

Darci Smith, from Greater Los Angeles, took to TikTok to share her wisdom on how best to tackle the dreaded question

In the clip, which has been viewed more than 10,300 times to date, Darci speaks directly to the camera.

She begins, “Do you still get that awful question: What’s your biggest weakness?”

“I hate this question too, but this is the best way to answer it.”

Darci then reveals how to go about it, continuing, “First you want to reframe it, it’s no longer a weakness, it’s just something you’re self-aware of.”

So instead of answering the question and saying “my biggest weakness is that I can’t delegate,” rephrase it like this: “One thing I noticed when I thought about my work for myself is that sometimes I have a hard time delegate tasks and here’s what I did to fix that.”

That’s a big part of answering this question. You always want to talk about how you solved it or how you’re working on it.”

The career expert placed the clip next to a caption that read, “The self-reflection and the way you ‘fix’ it are the main ways to crush this answer!”

And other social media users were quick to respond with their own thoughts and experiences.

The corporate recruiter advised all interviewees to start by restating the answer before elaborating further and including how you plan to solve the problem

Darci, who has said she is “committed to helping people crush their interviews,” has gained more than 292,000 followers on the video-sharing platform by sharing her insights

And other social media users were quick to respond with their own thoughts and experiences about the technique

One of them wrote, “One of the reasons I’m not leaving my pretty toxic employer is I just don’t have the patience or tolerance for THIS question and others like it. WHY?

“Of course that’s not a major reason, BUT I just can’t play the game. Let’s look at the details of the JOB, skills required, soft and task related.’

Another added: “I use, “I sometimes have trouble separating my life and work. For example, checking emails when I’m off. I’m actively doing that.” It’s true.’

And a third said, “Rephrase the answer to ‘an area I feel I can improve on’, remove ‘weakness’ from the convo.”

Darci, who has said she is “committed to helping people crush their interviews,” has gained more than 292,000 followers on the video-sharing platform by sharing her insights.