What are your Strengths and Weaknesses-Interview Question

A job interview is just an interaction through which interviewers finds that “Do you really have the eligibility for this job” or not. So those who are looking for the job after clearing all the filtering tests conducted by the institution or organization, be prepared well to face the interview, as this is the last and final step to get your desired job.

Feel the interview, guess what they might ask you on the interview day, and be ready to answer the questions in a way which satisfies the interviewers.

Some of the regular questions are Tell me about yourself or introduce yourself, why should we hire you, what are your Strengths and weaknesses. This “Strengths and Weakness” is one of those critical and tricky questions asked in the interviews, answer this question about your real strengths and weakness carefully, as interviewers gets to a conclusion about your attitude and behavior with this question. So, before answering this one think well and give answers intelligently.

But before diving into strengths and weakness question, I would like to inform you something about this question. Many interviewers are trying to avoid this question while interviewing, as this question keep the candidate into defensive and takes the interview into negative atmosphere. However, you need to know how to answer this question brilliantly, if in case you are posed by the interviewer about the Strengths and weakness question. So make a list of your strengths and weaknesses and be prepared to explore your additional skills to impress the interviewers.

This article provides you some examples for answering “what are your strengths and weaknesses” and tips on how to avoid mistakes while answering about your strengths and weaknesses in the interview.

JOB INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: Strengths and Weaknesses Questions and Answers

Always answer honestly to the Question and be specific

Not only for this question, always answer honestly with an appropriate reason. Never tell the answers which you have read somewhere, because the interviewers who are asking you the questions may have lot of experience and they might have listened the answer some hundreds of times, so never give these kind of answers, from hundreds of students.

So be honest and be specific (don’t go beyond the topic). Just tell them what you really feel as a strengths of you but ensure that the strengths which you are like to tell are somehow related to the job or company.

Never skip saying the answer for Strengths and Weaknesses

There may be a chance that some interviewers commit, not to go for further questions until and unless the candidate tells about his/her strengths and weaknesses, so be prepared what and how to answer this question, so never ever try to skip the answer and don’t do any mistake while answering to strengths and weaknesses question. And even don’t tell them that you don’t have any weaknesses because it tells them that you are hiding something and you are not very open to mingle with others.

Feel like this is an opportunity given to you to explore more about you by yourself, so tell them the strengths and weaknesses when they pose you the same. Moreover tell them the both, about strengths and weaknesses (at least one).

Scripted answers: Never tell the scripted answers (be genuine)

As said earlier, don’t tell the answers which you have seen somewhere or told by someone. Then what to answer when the interviewer ask to say some strengths and weaknesses? Here is the best answer for your question, be honest and tell them the genuine answer, yes it gives them a positive impression on you. Genuine answers are always the best choice one can have, and interviewers easily gets convinced by your genuine answers, but prepare how to explain all these things in a very con-vincible and pleasing way.

Focus on your strengths

As we can identify our strengths easily and even interviewers look forward to hear more about their interviewee’s strengths because they can use these strengths for their company’s growth. So tell them the most important strengths there, such that the interviewer can note them to apply in future.

Don’t skip the weaknesses

As everyone has strengths and even their own weaknesses, so how can you tell them that you don’t have even a single weakness. So, you have to tell them some or at least a single weakness along with your strengths.

What are the steps to be taken to overcome weaknesses?

There is a chance of being asked by the question after explaining your weaknesses that how will you overcome these weaknesses? Then what is the best answer to convince them? The best possible way is while you discuss with them about your weaknesses then immediately follow with the steps you are taking to overcome those weaknesses, this gives a best impression on you that you are always ready to analyze yourself to improve yourself on your own. And also tells them that this is always an ongoing process to develop yourself.

Don’t blame anyone about your weaknesses

Be careful while answering about your weaknesses in the interview, it should not implicit or blame anyone either directly or indirectly.

Avoid some common answers

• My biggest weakness is actually my strength.
• I would like to take control or dominate in a group. (This will do a huge loss if you won’t explain them properly)
• I am a perfectionist.
• I like to work independently.

Provide a Case

If you already have an experience of interviews then you might have got the question “can you provide a case or example for the same” after answering to the strengths and weaknesses question. So be careful while you answer for this question, as interviewers may or will try to look whether your answers are genuine or any from any script. Be prepared with some examples about your strengths and weaknesses to answer if you are asked to tell.

Final words from PreparationWorld.com

Be cool and be what you are, fell as an opportunity to explore your abilities and qualities. And tell your strengths in a way that their organization will be benefited by your strengths.

Thanks and All the very best from

---PreparationWorld.com team