Weakness question in Recommendation from a client

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Hi,

I am taking a recommendation from the technology manager of a client company. The interaction was of 6 months and I was leading the project. Fortunately or Unfortunately, there was no problem in project and things went very smooth.
So the questions are:
1) Will it be okay if he writes that in 6 months he did not observe any weakness.

2) He has given me 1-2 options. First is, during the initial requirement gathering that I did on behalf of my company, he feels that I was not able to open up in first 1-2 days. But later I did a great job. After that he can project something like, getting to a B-school he will face several such situation time and again. So, he will be able to deal in a better way.
Second option: Something like, during the design phase I was not open to major changes in work. But as per him they were necessary changes. But over the time I understood the importance and even apologized to him about it.

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by throughmba » Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:41 pm
I would suggest a bit contrary.

You can also enlist support from your recommenders, to address weaknesses in both the quantitative and/or verbal section or any other part of your profile.

This ensure perfect solution to two problems. Addressing a problem which is clear and present and highlighting that they are your only weakness and finally you have been working on it with success.
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