So what are YOUR greatest strengths? You and I both know that at some point
during your interview this question is bound to be asked
the hardest part of speaking about your biggest strength
is finding that right balance in your response
the balance of not appearing too humble and underselling your achievements and
skills but at the same time not bragging and
selling yourself too much how to talk about your strength without
sounding like you are bragging and which strength you should mention in your
interviews this is exactly what i'm going to teach
you in this video stick with me till the end where i also
share greatest strength related sample answers
which of course will help you while coming up with your own response
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nearly all interviewers will ask you about your strength
sometimes with slight variation of the question
for example how do you stand apart from other candidates
what would your colleagues say are your best qualities
what are you good at and how would you apply that to this role
which skills made you accomplish things you are most proud of
etc etc no matter how this question is asked
what the interviewer really wants to know is
are your strengths useful for the responsibilities of this job
and for the needs of the company and do you really
know which skills are important for the job you have applied for
this could seem silly but it will make it clear for you
imagine if you are interviewing for a position in finance
but you mentioned how strong your interior design skills
are such response will immediately signal to the interviewer
that you do not understand the requirements of this job
the bottom line of your response is to highlight the qualities
that your potential employer will value the most
and you can easily highlight these strengths following these four simple
steps number one find out what is important
for this role read the job description closely figure
out what the job requires and what is important to this company
the idea is being honest about your strength and at the
same time giving the company what they need
giving the company what they want to hear mentioning what is important for
the company will make you stand out from the competition it will also
indicate your ability to settle into this job
a lot faster number two analyze yourself and be honest with your response think
about it and even make a list of the major
strengths that you possess understanding your strength and what you
are good at will always serve you no matter what you do
in life it will always be helpful then select
a couple of strengths which are useful for the role you are interviewing for
make sure you don't mix your strength with your achievements
number three prepare specific and detailed examples
giving a detailed example immediately makes your answer powerful
you shouldn't wait for the interviewer to ask you to elaborate further on your
strength explain how you use this specific
strength to achieve a specific result number four don't say how good you are
without a proof a true strength is your skill or your
talent which can be backed up by examples
saying how great you are without providing examples
is clearly bragging like i was the best hr manager the company
ever had i always have amazing ideas my brain works like a computer
aside from not sounding truthful these statements have nothing to do with what
you have been asked so i repeat whenever you mention any
strength be prepared for an immediate follow-up
question which is how did you use the strength in your
previous position and just as i promised here are sample
answers to make this even easier for you example
for a role which requires good communication skills
i have always been really strong when it comes to communication
whether it's over the phone in person or written
i tend to express myself in a clear and concise manner
in my current role as a project leader i received
several positive feedbacks from my manager
one of them was for solving a difficult situation with our biggest client
the client was about to stop buying from us due to a couple delivery mistakes
during the same week i managed to convince them to give us a
chance by making them feel valued and their business being
appreciated thanks to our weekly conversations they
are still buying from us i even got an acknowledgement in the
company newsletter for being really good at talking to
clients i'm sure this strength will help me to
do well on this job since i'm really used to being in
contact with individuals from different backgrounds
the role which requires leading a team i pride myself on my leadership
and on my team management skills my leadership skills
had always come natural i developed them through supervising junior team members
with the guidance of my former manager at my first job
where i stayed for eight years at my current job i was
given the task of transforming an underperforming team of four
i monitored the performance of each team member
and i designed an action plan for each of them
sitting down with them to share my feedback and my expectations
i also gave the team members clear targets to reach
just in a few months i managed to turn the team around
and right now this team is one of the most productive ones within the company
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