It's Linda Rainer of Linda, rainer dot com, career strategist, speaker and coach.

我是Linda Rainer的Linda, rainer dot com，職業戰略家，演講家和教練。

And in this video, I'm going to teach you three steps on how to prepare for an answer.

而在這個視頻中，我將教你如何準備答題的三個步驟。

Three.

三號

What are your weaknesses?

你的弱點是什麼？

Interview question so that you can not only make it to the next round of interviews but also, ideally, land the job offer.

面試問題，這樣你不僅能進入下一輪面試，而且最好能拿到工作機會。

Now, before we go in depth into what a good weakness is, we need to first understand what a good weakness is Not so.

現在，在深入探討什麼是好的弱點之前，我們需要先了解什麼是好的弱點 不是這樣的。

There are two things that your weakness is not.

有兩件事，你的弱點不是。

Your weakness is not a personality trait, and secondly, your weakness is not a strength in disguise.

你的弱點不是個性特徵，其次，你的弱點也不是變相的優點。

So, firstly, your weaknesses are not your personality traits.

所以，首先，你的弱點不是你的性格特點。

In the job interview world Weaknesses are things that can be improved on.

在求職面試的世界裡，弱點是可以改進的東西。

They're things that can be fixed or corrected.

它們是可以解決或糾正的事情。

Your personality traits, on the other hand, are natural inherent traits within you that really nobody can fix unless you fix that yourself or change that yourself.

而你的性格特點，則是你內心自然而然的內在特質，真的沒有人可以修復，除非你自己修復或者自己改變。

So when you say something like, I'm impatient as a weakness that tells your employer that they're gonna have an employee whose impatient pretty much all the time, it's not something that anybody can fix and change.

所以，當你說像，我不耐煩作為一個弱點，告訴你的僱主，他們會有一個員工的不耐煩幾乎所有的時間，這不是任何人都可以解決和改變。

It's just part of who you are, which is why using a personality trait as a weakness is not a good idea.

這只是你身份的一部分，這就是為什麼用性格特徵作為弱點不是一個好主意。

And secondly, your weakness is not a strength in disguise.

其次，你的弱點不是變相的優勢。

I've seen a lot of people use this example and try to get away with saying things like, I work too hard as being a weakness or I'm a perfectionist and you know it's pretty transparent and clear to the recruiter and hiring manager What you're trying to do.

我見過很多人用這個例子，試圖擺脫這樣的說法，比如說，我工作太努力是弱點，或者我是個完美主義者，你知道這對招聘者和招聘經理來說是非常透明和清晰的，你想做什麼。

When you use thes, it's It's almost like a cop out for really explaining what your genuine weakness is, and as a result, I would highly recommend you not use those as examples of weaknesses.

當你用這些的時候，這幾乎就像是一種逃避，無法真正解釋你真正的弱點是什麼，是以，我強烈建議你不要用這些作為弱點的例子。

So now you know what a weakness is not.

所以現在你知道什麼是弱點了吧。

Let's talk about what a weakness is.

我們來談談什麼是弱點。

A weakness is an issue or concern that occurs in a certain context that you have improved and continue to improve on.

弱點是指在一定環境下出現的問題或顧慮，而你已經改進並繼續改進。

So, for example, instead of saying I'm impatient, you may say something like in situations where there is a deadline to be met, I tend to want things to be done quickly and efficiently, and in these situations, I have tended to finish my tasks quickly and consistently ask for status updates from my co workers.

所以，舉例來說，你可以不說我不耐煩，而是說在有截止日期的情況下，我傾向於希望事情能快速有效地完成，在這種情況下，我傾向於快速完成我的任務，並持續要求我的同事提供狀態更新。

This has made me appear to be impatient in front of others.

這讓我在別人面前顯得很不耐煩。

So in this situation there, describing the context when the weakness occurs.

所以在這種情況下有，描述弱點發生時的背景。

So that's what you wanna do.

所以這就是你想做的。

You wanna make sure that it's within a specific context or situation, so that it doesn't appear that it's something that you do on a consistent basis.

你要確保它是在一個特定的背景或情況下，所以它不會出現的東西，你做的一致的基礎上。

It's just when this type of situation happens, this is the weakness that tends to come up within me.

只是當這種情況發生的時候，我的內心往往會出現這種弱點。

Then you would say what you did and are doing to improve on this weakness.

那你就說說你針對這個弱點做了什麼，正在做什麼改進。

So you would say, As a result, I've learned to be cognizant of this fact and no longer try to constantly update myself on what my co workers are up to is often.

所以你會說，結果，我學會了認知這個事實，不再試圖不斷地更新自己的同工是經常在做什麼。

Instead, I've implemented weekly meetings where everyone comes to the table and with their updates, and that has led to greater efficiency for everyone involved.

相反，我實行了每週一次的會議，每個人都會帶著自己的最新情況來參加，這使得每個人的效率都得到了提高。

So what can you do to figure out your weaknesses?

那麼如何才能找出自己的弱點呢？

Step one is to brainstorm a list of your current and past weaknesses or concerns that you have about yourself.

第一步，就是要集思廣益，把自己現在和過去的弱點或對自己的擔憂列出來。

Thes are private list, so nobody needs to see them literally take out a sheet of paper, divide them into two columns and start coming up with things that you feel are certain areas for improvement within yourself.

Thes是私人清單，所以沒有人需要看到它們從字面上拿出一張紙，把它們抽成兩列，然後開始想出你覺得是自己內心某些需要改進的地方。

Just list them now.

現在就把它們列出來。

Step two is to highlight the weaknesses that tend to occur on Lee in a certain context or situation.

第二步是突出李某在一定環境或情況下容易出現的弱點。

Generally, this is going to be the majority of the weaknesses that you list out.

一般來說，這將是你列出的大部分弱點。

But think of the ones that you know can be applied in a professional setting.

但要想好你所知道的可以在專業環境中應用的。

It's not something that happens all the time, but when the situation comes up at work, you tend to be a certain way.

這不是經常發生的事情，但當工作中遇到這種情況時，你就會傾向於某種方式。

So that's what you want to think of.

所以，這就是你要考慮的問題。

And finally, step three, pick one current and one past weakness and develop a story for each.

最後，第三步，選擇一個當前和一個過去的弱點，併為每個弱點制定一個故事。

So remember, these weaknesses only occur when certain situations happen.

所以記住，這些弱點只有在某些情況下才會出現。

So you wanna think of the situation and how you're going to frame it in order to develop your story.

所以你要想好情況，如何構思，才能發展你的故事。

And as a bonus, I'm including some fill in the blank lines that you can use to help you develop your story.

作為獎勵，我還包括一些填空行，你可以用來幫助你發展你的故事。

So here's some helpful lies to get you started.

是以，這裡有一些有用的謊言，讓你開始。

The first one is in situations where And then this is where you would insert your context or situation.

第一個是在情況下，然後這是你會插入你的背景或情況。

I have tended thio or tend Thio, and this is where you exhibit this weakness, not the weakness itself.

我已經趨向於Thio或趨向於Thio，這就是你表現出這種弱點的地方，而不是弱點本身。

So you're kind of describing what you tend to do in this situation.

所以你是在描述你在這種情況下傾向於做什麼。

This has made me appear, and this is where you would insert your weakness.

這讓我出現了，這也是你會插入你的弱點的地方。

So in our case, it was This has made me appear impatient in front of others.

所以在我們的情況下，是這讓我在別人面前顯得不耐煩。

But you're again not saying that you are an impatient person.

但你又不是說你是一個沒有耐心的人。

As a result, I've learned to be cognizant of this fact and no longer insert the way you exhibit this weakness.

是以，我學會了認知這個事實，不再插入你表現這個弱點的方式。

So again, it will go back to the second line that you filled in instead eye.

所以又會回到你填的第二行，而不是眼睛。

Now insert your solution that resolves this weakness.

現在插入你的解決方案，解決這個弱點。

And finally, this has resulted in insert your successful results so it could be, ah, quantifiable results or could just be an improved efficiency or time savings in some area, whatever it may be.

最後，這已經導致了插入你的成功結果，所以它可能是，啊，可量化的結果，或者可能只是一個提高的效率或節省時間在某些領域，不管它可能是什麼。

So now you know how to answer the what are your weaknesses?

那麼現在你知道如何回答你的弱點是什麼了吧？

Interview question.

面試問題。

But do you know if your resume is still up to par?

但你知道你的履歷是否還符合標準嗎？

Feel free to download a copy of my 10 Ultimate resume hacks cheat sheet, which is also in the link in the description box below.

歡迎下載我的10個終極履歷攻略，也在下面描述框的鏈接中。

And that way you'll get top tips from me on how to land more interviews and ideally, job offers.

這樣你就會從我這裡得到如何獲得更多的面試機會和理想的工作機會的頂級技巧。

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如果你喜歡這個視頻，那麼請你為它豎起大拇指。

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訂閱。

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分享給你的朋友。

Thank you so much for watching.

謝謝你的觀看。

And I will see you in the next video.

我們下一個視頻中見。