Interviews are stressful – you want to be organized and appear to be fully qualified for each job you apply to.  When getting ready and prepared for a job interview, it is important to think of the questions you may be asked and be ready with great responses. One of the most common questions that still gets asked is some variation of “tell me about your weaknesses”. Let’s get ready for this one together! First, let’s consider why interviewers ask questions about your weaknesses. They ask about weaknesses to see how and if candidates will fit into their organization when it comes to taking ownership.  They also want to see if a candidate has the ability to recognize their imperfections and then be able to implement strategies to learn and grow to overcome them. Employers care about the process of coming back from errors, more so than the mistake itself. Do not reply with “I am a perfectionist” or “I work too hard”. It can be tricky to identify weaknesses. One way to communicate positively about a weakness is to identify a skill or a trait that you are learning or have learned to overcome and that has now become …