My greatest weakness would have to be my need to make sure my work is done and it's done right. You are probably thinking "That's not a weakness." but when a project with a lot of moving parts presents itself I find myself double or even triple-checking things that don't necessarily need my attention at the moment. It can slow me down, and I have continued to work on it.
I feel your pain. I have some competency in my job, now I'm working on building efficiency and speed. But with lots of balls in the air/ moving parts/ pick-a-metaphor It's really easy to get bogged down in finicky little things.when a project with a lot of moving parts presents itself I find myself double or even triple-checking things that don't necessarily need my attention at the moment
I can genuinely see how this would slow you down and be a weakness. That said, much of the advice you see on how to answer this question warns against the "I'm a perfectionist," answers, which this seems dangerously close to. If I'm in the interviewers seat, I may be thinking okay, so you're detail oriented, nothing wrong with that, what's your real weakness? Oraybe it's a perfect answer...? I suppose it's all relative to who is on the receiving end. Honest answer, how many times did you re-read your comment before posting it? :)