What an interviewer wants to see is that you can honestly evaluate yourself AND that you have an action plan to fix the problem. Being honest isn't going to make you look bad- this question tests honesty, selfawareness and problem solving- it's not really about your weaknesses!
I think that you can use that answer, but you need to phrase it differently. "When I first started working as a sales rep at Widgets Inc, I was often approached by my colleagues about taking on additional projects and advice for thier projects. I am a team player, so I would say yes, but in the end, I would have to many things going on to give adequate amount of attention to each of them. Since then, I've learned to better prioritize my work and rely on other resources when I need to. Recently I have developed an action plan to enable me to....."
Some other good ones are:
-For a job that doesn't require you to make presentations, say that you aren't good at PowerPoint, but you've recently taken a class at your community college so that you can get better
-I even heard from a guy who was trying to run a marathon- he talked about his struggles training for a marathon. It really let me know that this guy was a real person with goals.
If someone ever gives me a dishonest answer like "I work too hard" or "I am a perfectionist"- I usually don't pick them because I know they are overembellishing/BSing me. When I see that someone is truely in tune with themselves, I respect that a lot more.
What an interviewer wants to see is that you can honestly evaluate yourself AND that you have an action plan to fix the problem. Being honest isn't going to make you look bad- this question tests honesty, selfawareness and problem solving- it's not really about your weaknesses! I think that you can use that answer, but you need to phrase it differently. "When I first started working as a sales rep at Widgets Inc, I was often approached by my colleagues about taking on additional projects and advice for thier projects. I am a team player, so I would say yes, but in the end, I would have to many things going on to give adequate amount of attention to each of them. Since then, I've learned to better prioritize my work and rely on other resources when I need to. Recently I have developed an action plan to enable me to....." Some other good ones are: -For a job that doesn't require you to make presentations, say that you aren't good at PowerPoint, but you've recently taken a class at your community college so that you can get better -I even heard from a guy who was trying to run a marathon- he talked about his struggles training for a marathon. It really let me know that this guy was a real person with goals. If someone ever gives me a dishonest answer like "I work too hard" or "I am a perfectionist"- I usually don't pick them because I know they are overembellishing/BSing me. When I see that someone is truely in tune with themselves, I respect that a lot more.
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