❌ Avoid these weakness traps
${['I work too hard / I\'m a perfectionist','I don\'t have any real weaknesses','I\'m too passionate about my work','A strength disguised as a weakness','Something critical to the role'].map(w=>`
✗ "${w}"
`).join('')}
✅ Strong weakness examples
${[
{w:'Public speaking',fix:'I joined my university\'s Toastmasters club and have given 8 prepared talks. My last presentation got positive feedback from 20+ attendees.'},
{w:'Delegation',fix:'I used to try to do everything myself. I\'ve been practicing trust-but-verify: assigning tasks with clear specs and check-ins, not micromanaging.'},
{w:'Taking criticism',fix:'I realized feedback is data, not judgment. I now explicitly ask "what\'s one thing I could have done better?" after every project.'},
{w:'Switching context quickly',fix:'I built a context-switching ritual: 5-min brain dump before switching tasks. It\'s reduced my ramp-up time by ~50%.'},
{w:'Saying no to extra work',fix:'I\'ve learned to quantify tradeoffs: "if I take this, X will be delayed by Y." It\'s made boundary-setting feel objective, not personal.'}
].map(e=>`
Weakness: ${e.w}
What I did: ${e.fix}
`).join('')}