humbleflaw

/ˈhʌmbəlˌflɔː/nounVerified New

The rehearsed "greatest weakness" presented in interviews — a strength wearing a costume of confession.

"I care too much about quality"; "I sometimes take on too much". The humbleflaw is a ritual answer, graded ritually: interviewers know it is theater and penalize only the candidates who break the script.

Etym. — humble + flaw: a flaw manufactured from humility's raw materials.

Rel. — praisecipher

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