Interview Strengths And Weaknesses - Step 1
How to handle the dreaded questions about your strengths and weaknesses
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Interview strengths and weaknesses is a topic that seems to stress people out.
This is one of the most common questions we get asked about on the forums. Talking about your strengths and weaknesses in a job interview can be daunting.
"I'm easily bored, a bit sloppy and you wouldn't like to meet me on a morning before I've had a coffee - I'm an ogre!"
This is not the place to admit your biggest flaws - or crack jokes.
It's also not the time to pretend you don't have any development areas - it would make you look either conceited or unrealistic about your own performance.
So how should you handle this type of question?
Step 1: Learn how to recognise it
Step 2: Prepare before the interview
Step 3: Learn how to answer it
Step 1: Learn how to recognise it
It might not arrive in the format you're expecting.
This is the type of question that has many guises. Rarely is it asked so directly. You need to spot it quickly, so you're not caught out.
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It might sound something like:
- What would your manager miss about you? And what won't they miss?
- Tell me about a time when a project / objective went badly.
- What do you find most difficult / dislike the most about work?
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Being able to identify the question is the first step to giving a compelling answer. When you hear it, take a moment to think about your answer.
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