When asked your "weakness" in an interview, do you give a cheesy but harmless answer, or something actually honest?

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I'm honest...I appreciate when people are candid with me so I assume others will appreciate it as well. I usually tell them that I'm frankly a bit impatient with my coworkers sometimes and can get annoyed when I have to repeat myself. It's never come back to bite me and when my impatience comes up at work they can tell me bluntly "you're being impatient" because they know I'm already aware it can be an issue for me.

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I feel like these questions are asked to see how “aware” you are of things you want to improve upon. It doesn’t mean that you talk about things that you suck at. Talk about a time when you noticed a mistake or received constructive feedback. Shift the focus on what you did to collect more data, what you did to improve and most importantly, how you measured that success. They ask that question to see if you’re an intellectually curious life long learner, or an entitled individual who has no flaws.

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