Strengths and Weaknesses : Interview Question

Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions .

Strengths
Why should we hire you?
What are your three greatest strengths?
What can you contribute to our organization?
Assume that you are a candidate in the coming general election. Tell me why you are the best candidate in the field.
What is your greatest strength?
We've interviewed a number of highly qualified students for this position. What sets you apart from the others?
What are your strengths?
What part of your current job are you the most comfortable with?
What are your strong points and how have they helped you to succeed?

Weaknesses
What is your greatest weakness?
Name your three greatest weaknesses.
Which is the worst of your three greatest weaknesses and why?
What are your weaknesses?
What part of your current job are you the least comfortable with?
What are your weak points and how have you overcome them?
What about yourself would you want to improve
In which area do you need to make the improvement in?


What are some of the things you find difficult to do?

The interviewer is looking to determine how well you know yourself, how you react to difficult situations/tasks and credibility. Look back over your work experience for examples of challenges...speaking in public at a meeting, disagreeing with a manager over an important issue, being asked to use a software program you have not had an opportunity to learn...