This is a major asked at interviews
2007-01-26 21:58:10 · 4 answers · asked by kadejo s 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Depends on the job you want...
weakness.....lack of experience in the field
countered with
Strength.....ability, education, intrest, hard worker
2007-01-26 22:09:02 · answer #1 · answered by Frann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question depends on the area of interest. The intervier wants you to identify your ability on the job you will be offered. Your WEAKNESS are your softspots, loopholes, touchy areas, generally the things you cannot find yourself doing. While your strength are the ones you are comfortable at doing.
Example: In a marketing outfit ones weakness could be inability to speak and haggle or laise with customers, while ones strength could be the ability to do mathematical calculations of things sold.
2007-01-27 06:09:55 · answer #2 · answered by Nnamsco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
varies from person to person, but for the most part, employers are looking for the following strong characteristics:
Team player, adapatable, hard working, motivated, etc
The following characteristics could be deemed weaknesses:
Insubordinate, uncooperative, inflexible, lazy, etc.
When they ask YOU what YOU think your strengths and weaknesses are, go to town with the strengths, but pick your weaknesses carefully...they want to hear you honestly admit some of your own faults, but they won't hire you if you tell them you suck. Phrasing is everything. I'd say something like "I'm not as educated as I'd like to be at this stage in my life"--it shows that you're aware of something in yourself that you'd like to work on, but which isn't necessarily detrimental to your work habits.
2007-01-27 06:17:01 · answer #3 · answered by Woz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the weakness, they are looking to see how well you handled and overcame a challenge.
For the strength, they want to know what you can offer the company and why you would make a great asset.
2007-01-27 07:20:07 · answer #4 · answered by MissFr3sh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've always heard that you never want to say anything bad about yourself.
But, you need to give an answer that might sound bad but is truly good.
Example: "I sometimes work too hard." Or, "I have yet to learn how to do xxxx" where xxxx is something you will learn at the new job.
2007-01-27 06:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by Pat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋