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HireMaker Job-getting tip number
78:
Strengths and Weaknesses. Another of the
"very common" questions, that you know you'll be asked, so we repeat
ourselves: Prepare your answer to this in advance. A few HireMaker
tips you may not have seen elsewhere:
- You don't have to have an equal number of strengths
and weaknesses. You can list 4 strengths and only 2
weaknesses. Or 3 strengths and 1 weakness. Make
the rules suit you!
- Talk about a past weakness, and how you triumphed
over it. For example, "Earlier in my career, I didn't
ask enough questions, and sometimes, that caused trouble.
Now, I know to ask the questions i need to ask up front,
then I figure out the rest of the answers myself".
- Talk about a tendency, something you would like to
do, that you don't do. For example, "If I had all day,
I'd love to be able to put all sorts of shine and polish on
my work. However, things are so busy, I know I have to
get the work done, make sure it's correct, then move on to
the next project".