the interview question what are your
strengths and weaknesses
is guaranteed to come up during your job
interview
so we need to make sure that you have a
brilliant answer
already prepared so within this tutorial
to help you pass your interview this is
what i will cover
so i will tell you why the interviewer
is
asking you the question what are your
strengths and weaknesses
i will then teach you how to structure
your answer quickly to gain the highest
scores possible i will then give you
three brilliant
example answers to help you pass your
interview
and i will also then tell you how you
can access a full
mock interview right here on youtube
that will teach you how to pass
your entire interview so
what are your strengths and weaknesses
i'm going to give you three answers
within this tutorial so i will give you
an answer
for regular job interviews this answer
is for everybody
i will then give an answer to this
interview question for freshers
and those people with zero work
experience and i will then give you an
example answer
for those people who are being
interviewed for a manager
or a team leader position so there is
something
for everyone within this tutorial so why
is the interviewer
asking you the question what are your
strengths
and weaknesses well number one they want
to assess
whether you have similar strengths to
those included
in the job description so there's an
important tip there
the strengths that we give need to match
those
included within the job description
and number two why is the interviewer
asking you this question well
they want to hear about your weaknesses
do you have any yes you do
we all have weaknesses so do not say
i don't have any weaknesses because you
will probably not pass the interview
you also need to demonstrate that you
are honest
about your weaknesses so we need to give
a weakness
and be honest about it but do not say
please
do not say my weaknesses i am a
perfectionist
the vast majority of people use this
when giving
the weakness and the interviewer will
see
straight through it so here's how to
structure
your answer to the interview question
what are your strengths and weaknesses
and it's a brilliant way
to give the interviewer an outstanding
answer and there's three things we need
to include within our response
number one give them three or four
strengths
that are a match for the job you are
applying for
so you can download a copy of the job
description if you want to
and then give three or four strengths
from that document number two
then give just one weakness and make
sure that weakness is not
a match for the job you are applying for
a number three
then and this is important make sure you
give them brief details
about how you are taking steps to
improve
on your weakness so that's how to
structure
your answer give them three or four
strengths then match the job description
give just one weakness no more than that
that is not a match for the job you're
applying for
and then give brief details about how
you are taking steps to improve
on your weakness so let's now take a
look at those three
example answers to the interview
question what are your strengths of
weakness so don't forget i'm going to
give
the first answer which is suitable for
all
job interviews i will then give an
example answer
to the question what are your strengths
and weaknesses for freshers and also
those people
with no work experience and then number
three i will give you a brilliant
example answer
for those people who are applying to
become either a manager
or a team leader here we go so the first
answer
is for all job roles this is suitable
for everybody what are your strengths
and weaknesses here we go
my strengths include the fact i am
disciplined i am a loyal and trustworthy
employee
and i will come into your organization
and quickly add value
through my knowledge and my experience i
am disciplined because
i focus intently on the tasks i need to
complete
and i plan to make sure they are always
done to a very high standard
i am loyal and trustworthy and i will
take great pride representing your
business
whilst dealing with customers or clients
over the years i have gained
lots of experience in this industry so
you have the peace of mind
you will get a good return on your
investment now in respect of my weakness
this is the fact i find it difficult
asking
other people for help i want to learn my
own way but of course
i realize there is lots of talent within
a team
and i need to start asking other people
for guidance whenever
i am unsure now having said all of that
i am the type of person
who is always open to improvement i am
conscious of this weakness
and i am taking positive steps to change
by being more mindful
when this type of situation arises that
is a really good answer and what i like
about the answer
i'm not just giving the strengths i am
explaining how they are going to be of
benefit
to the employer and that's very
important because anybody can say
i'm disciplined i'm loyal and
trustworthy and i can add value to your
team
but you are backing up your claims there
with evidence and that's really
really important let's now take a look
at the second example answer to the
tough interview question
what are your strengths and weaknesses
and this time this is for freshers
and those people who have zero work
experience
here we go what are your strengths and
weaknesses my strengths include the fact
i am a very fast learner i am
enthusiastic and hungry to learn
and i am great whilst dealing with
people so being a fast learner means
you have the assurance that i will come
into the team and learn the role quickly
so you won't have to spend your valuable
time
training me up for weeks on end or
endlessly supervising me
my enthusiasm and hunger to learn means
i will always be self-motivated in the
role
because we spend a lot of time at work i
want to do something worthwhile in my
career and make progress
year on year now being someone who is
good with people
i feel i can bring positivity to the
team and i will be a great role model
whilst representing the company brand
now undoubtedly
my weakness is the fact i am a work in
progress
i have little work experience but i am
aware of that
and by hiring me you will be getting
someone who has no preconceived ideas or
opinions
so you can develop me into the perfect
high performing
employee that is a brilliant answer if
you are a fresher
or someone with zero work experience i
love that weakness
i'm a work in progress you are of course
you are you know you are fresh
out of your education you have no
experience you are aware of it
but you are willing to learn and i love
that bit about the fact you are someone
who has no
preconceived ideas or opinions so they
can train you up
to be the perfect employee that's a
brilliant answer
let's take a look at the third example
answer to the tough interview question
what are your strengths and weaknesses
and this time it's for managers
and those people applying for team
leader roles so we need to give
a different type of answer to this
question here it is
what are your strengths and weaknesses
my strengths include my leadership
capabilities
my decisive decision-making and
problem-solving skills
and my ability to get the most out of a
team
i am a strong leader who will take
responsibility for
everything within my remit i'm not
afraid to make tough decisions
and i will act quickly if there are
problems to ensure the business
continues
to operate smoothly i am a good
motivator which means everyone in my
team
will receive a performance review and i
will help and guide them to achieve
their full potential
now my weakness is the fact that i used
to have a tendency
to want to be liked by everyone but of
course i have realized that in order to
be a great manager
it's not possible to be liked all of the
time that is why whenever i come into a
new team
i will set the bar high and i will let
everyone know what is expected of them
before detailing my vision for the team
or the department
that's another really great answer to
help you pass
your interview now i mentioned at the
start
that i have a mock interview that i want
you to watch click that link at the top
of the video
it will take you through to my 25 minute
mock interview right here on youtube and
i answer about 15 questions
and i passed the interview so have a
look at my body language
how i present myself and how i respond
to those common
interview questions also if you want to
accelerate your learning further and you
would like a copy of these slides
and the answers to that question that
interview question what are your
strengths and weaknesses
if you click that link in the top right
hand corner of the video
it will take you through to my website
pastmyinterview.com and you can download
a copy of these slides other bonuses and
also
my 21 great answers to tough interview
questions
it's a brilliant resource it comes in a
pdf guide you can literally have it
within your inbox
within two minutes from now and it'll
make a massive difference
to your performance at your interview i
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