What are your greatest strengths?
Purpose:
- To discover reasons for hiring you.
- To find out how well you know yourself.
- To find out if you believe in yourself; and if you are the right person for the position.
Suggestions:
- Mention that besides the work skills, training and experience that you would offer, you also offer job-related qualities such as reliability, enthusiasm, dependability, flexibility and efficiency.
- If time permits, back up these qualities with examples.
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What are your weaknesses?
Purpose:
To discover if you are wrong for the job as a result of lack of experience or training, poor people skills, refusal to follow orders, poor attitude laziness...
Suggestions:
- Describe a positive attribute, then continue with a statement of reassurance. For example, ¿I feel that it is very important to meet deadlines; satisfy the customer; ... I have to really make myself be patient, diplomatic, firm, when I see that this is not happening.¿
- Honestly describe an obvious weakness, then describe factors that make up for it.
- Remember, when you raise a doubt, explain it immediately. If you cannot think of any weaknesses, tell the employer this.
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What kind of salary are you expecting?
Purpose:
The interviewer wants to determine whether you have realistic salary expectations.
Suggestions:
- Mention a salary range.
- Stating an exact figure may harm your chances.
- This is where your research can pay off.
- If you know the going rate for the type of work you can use that in your answer.
Sample responses:
- I understand the usual rate is between X and Y. That would be acceptable.
- I am open to any fair offer which is in line with my experience.
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