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what are your strengths and weaknesses?

2006-11-22 10:34:08 · 9 answers · asked by teetee 1 in Business & Finance Careers & Employment

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it depends on the job you are going for but a great question for you to ask whaen they ask if you have any questions is ask them do they think you are able to do the job ?? its a great one to ask and you should see there faces it also gives you some idea on how they see you.

2006-11-22 10:38:57 · answer #1 · answered by ninja 2 · 1 0

What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses?

The question, 'what are your strengths and weaknesses' will come up in all interviews. And many times the answer to this question will give the interviewer the first real impression of your fit to the job. It is imperative to make a good impression during the interview and there is no better chance than when you have a direct invitation to state your strengths. However, when you do so, you should keep in mind what is the interviewer looking for and what qualities would the job require of you. In your answer you need to identify those exact strengths that best compliment the job for which you are appearing.
In order to do so effortlessly, you need to prepare well before the interview and be aware of what are the company goals overall and what the proposed job entails specifically. Strengths are classified in three main categories:

Technical skills: This include your education, and any knowledge-based skills that you have acquired, such computer skills, other languages known, additional and special training undertaken, technical qualifications, etc)
Soft skills: These include those traits you acquire from your past experience in different jobs, such as people management skills, conflict managing skills, analytical skills, planning and organizational skills, etc)
Personal skills: These are your inbuilt talent and skills, such as friendliness, dependability, good team worker, deadline oriented, etc)

Each job would need a good mix of the above strengths and based on your research on the company and job, and your actual strengths, you should give the closet package possible. To add to the impact, you should be ready to back your answer with specific examples.

In the question, 'what are your strengths and weaknesses' the second part is about weaknesses. This is one of the more difficult questions you will face as no one really wants to own up on their weak points. However, weaknesses too can be strengths if put correctly. The key to the best answer here is to stay fixed on the positive aspect, while minimizing the trait. For example, you could say 'I am sometimes too much concerned with details but I have learnt that delegation solves this aspect and I am using it often'. Your weakness should come out as a problem which is almost solved not a critical and hopeless trait that cannot be helped.

In order to answer well to the question, 'what are your strengths and weaknesses' you need to practice well before the interview so that you will come across as a person who is aware of his/her plus and minus points and their application in the proposed job. At the same time the answer should not come out as too rehearsed. This is why you should be ready to back up both your strengths and weaknesses statements with real-life specific examples.

When you finish, it should leave the impression that you are a person who is overall a good fit for the job, in spite of some small shortcomings.

from http://www.cvtips.com/personal_strengths_weaknesses_interview.html

2006-11-23 09:34:36 · answer #2 · answered by ciprian_olaru1985 3 · 0 0

You turn these into strengths. You should have gone on the Internet and researched the job (job search tool for a description of the job) and use one of the main skills as a strength. For a weakness, something like "I'm impatient with people who give less than 100% but I am a team player so I try to help them when I can." Go to the web and see::
job-interview-questions.com/samples.htm and
jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/interview questi.htm. Please don't say "wit" during the interview. Being impatient is a weakness but being a team player and helpful is good and balances the weakness. Make up your own..

2006-11-22 10:57:38 · answer #3 · answered by tina 3 · 1 0

I'm a little confused about your question - but if you are asking 'how' you should answer the interview question: "what are your strengths and weaknesses...make sure you respond to the question with positive feedback. Your strength should be something that you really have developed and feel positive about...for example - you might have great people skills and are able to organize people to get a job or task done...the 'weakness' should not appear to be a 'deficiency' in your character - but rather a challenge - you might say that you have a tendency to find the loopholes in a task or assignment and rather than delegate, you might complete the task on your own.....that does not look like a weakness within itself - just a person who sees a job that needs to be done and gets it done rather than wait to delegate to someone else....Ismile Always be honest. Keep answers short and simple. If they ask you for details only then should you give them. I have interviewed potential employees before and have listened to them go on and on in spite of the short and simple question I have asked. Employers don't necessarily want to hear you 'brag', they want to see confidence, but not too overly confident...And for goodness sake - don't ever respond to this question in this way" "Where do you see yourself 5 years from now" and the answer is: Doing your job...that's not a good answer. Say, I'd like to have some experience and continued education to possibly persue owning a business...Be confident, smile, relax, but also stay on 'edge'. Be ready for anything. I have hired people on the spot when I thought they had it 'going on'. And my instincts have not been wrong....I wish you the best....

2006-11-22 10:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by THE SINGER 7 · 1 0

Yes that is a question the will ask. For me, my strengths are my being so dependable. I am always on time, I always do my work, and I always try to do something to get ahead. My weaknesses are sometimes I am too trusting and I am really hard on myself.

2006-11-22 10:48:38 · answer #5 · answered by Serinity4u2find 6 · 1 0

http://www.rileyguide.com
http://www.susanireland.com
http://ww2.cs.fsu.edu/~shilding/interview.htm

These sites should help you out with interview questions. Just relax, take deep breathes, always be honest! Don't show no signs of nervous. Best Wishes and Good Luck!

2006-11-22 11:15:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you, of course, should be the best person to answer this question. if you haven't thought about it before, try to remember something that you did well, or something that you didn't do so well. also, people might make a certain comment to you like 'you are so friendly' or 'you are a great organizer' or 'you can really draw'... whatever it might be. that might help. good luck

2006-11-22 10:44:16 · answer #7 · answered by Curious in Seattle 6 · 1 0

it depends

2006-11-22 10:43:39 · answer #8 · answered by sexy_red 2 · 0 0

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2006-11-22 10:49:19 · answer #9 · answered by lqa o 1 · 0 0

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