Talking About Weaknesses
An honest answer, plus what you're doing about it.
- Them
And what would you say your weakness is?
- You
I used to take on too much work myself.
- Them
How has that affected your team?
- You
It slowed us down when I became the bottleneck.
- Them
What are you doing differently now?
- You
I share the work earlier and review it later.
- Them
Has that made a difference?
- You
Yes, we ship more and I sleep better.
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Words in this dialogue
- weaknesssomething you are not good at
- usedput to work; not new
- taketo carry; to need time
- mucha large amount
- worka job; to function properly
- myselfthe speaker, and nobody else
- affectedchanged or influenced
- teama group working together
- slowedmade slower
- downalong; to a lower place
- becamepast form of become
- bottleneckthe point that slows everything down
- doingto carry out an action
- differentlynot the same
- shareto use together; your part of a bill
- earlierbefore the time mentioned
- reviewa careful check of work
- laterat a time after now
- madepast form of make
- differencea way in which things are not the same
- shipto send goods; to deliver
- morea greater amount
- sleepto rest with your eyes closed
- betterof higher quality
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