In a job interview: What is the best answer when asked on weakness?

@ a job interview" I try to avoid asking for help because i dont want to come off as incompetent"?

• is this ok at a job interview if Im asked what my weakness is,is that okay to say? It's an honest answer.. Even if I need help,I tend to try and clear my confusion by myself to avoid asking for help and giving the impression that I cant do a job without constant help.. ay suggestions are appreciate.Thank you :)

• Answer:

  No It's a rather poor answer. In your answer you have identified you have a weakness but that you have chosen not to correct it for the sake of appearances. As a second bonus you have insulted the manager hiring you by implicitly claiming they will get the wrong impression of you if you ask him/her for help. This in turn opens the interviewer to thinking maybe you have low self esteem or other related problems. You should turn it around using positive words: "Even when I need help, I tend to try to solve the problem myself because I enjoy the challenge of problem solving and don't like to give up. While this may aid long term learning it can result in inefficiencies in the short term." This makes you sound like you are a self starting, lower maintenance individual with higher self esteem. If you give this answer beware of the follow-up questions: Examples, when do you know its time to give up? what are you doing to find an optimal balance.