Michael Horn says job seekers should be honest about what they're bad at or hate doing, not just their strengths. Telling employers your limitations upfront helps avoid bad fits and makes you look like a straight-shooter they can trust.
When you're developing a product or a company, it's not enough to know what you want to do. You also need to know what it's going to suck at doing. And that's true with individuals as well. Now, when you're looking for a job, one of the most popular interview questions is what is your greatest weakness? And most people answer it with sort of like a nod to their strengths. They sort of flip it on the on its axis. They they're like, oh, my greatest weakness is that I work too hard. But what you really actually want to do when you're looking for work is take a page from product development and not just figure out what your assets are, but also what you're bad at doing and what you do not want to do. And then don't be afraid to share those insights rather than wait to be asked. That not only helps you avoid landing a job that's going to be a bad fit, but it also sets you up as someone who's a straight shooter.
