During an employment interview, the interviewee is asked, "What do you believe are your greatest weaknesses?" The best reply would be
a. "I'm not aware of any weaknesses."
b. "My instructors told me I was disorganized."
c. "My biggest problem is lack of clinical experience."
d. "I work hard to do my job and meet expectations for my work."
ANS: D
It is preferable not to respond directly to a question requiring negatives for an answer. It is better to refocus the question so that one may sincerely say positive things about oneself without sounding boastful. It is probably not true that an interviewee would be unaware of any weaknesses. A prospective employer wants to hire people who are organized. Replying that the biggest problem is the lack of clinical experience has the wrong focus. Having clinical experience in a nursing program is a positive.
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