Interview questions: What negative thing would your last boss say about you?
Answer tips/answer samples:
This question is about your weaknesses. In fact, it is a very hard question for a candidate to answer as it is very difficult to be honest with oneself and say out loud about negative comments on himself.
The method here is to approach the weaknesses, or particularly the comments on those weaknesses, in a positive manner. For example, your weaknesses are working too hard, or tend to perfection at work… those, in fact, are strengths, but negative sometimes, and that “sometimes” should be included in the examples following your answer.
For example: “My old boss told me I was such a workaholic. But I didn’t think that was a weakness, though there was sometimes it caused me quite a ruckus when I took over too many tasks at the same time. Anyway, I have learn since then the skill to delegate and cooperate with others to complete the job more effectively.