4. What are your strengths?
The job interview question, “What are your strengths?” may seem like a slam dunk question on its face. After all – this is your chance to brag a bit. That’s what the question is designed to do – allow you to “sell” yourself and your strengths.
However, if you’re not careful – the answer you give to this job interview question may actually HURT your chances at getting the job offer.
Some candidates make the mistake of talking too much and sharing too long a list of strengths or talking eloquently about strengths that are not relevant for the particular opportunity they’re pursuing.
There are some additional tips and tricks for using this question as a great opportunity to shine (or a missed chance) that you can see in the following answers.
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See Sample Answers with Ratings for What Are Your Strengths
- What are your strengths? Dana’s answer
(Who is Dana? Dana – Media Planner and Buyer with 4 years experience seeking Marketing PR Specialist role)
- What are your strengths? Jessica’s answer
(Who is Jessica? Jessica – Over 2 years experience in insurance industry seeking Customer Service Representative job)
- What are your strengths? Amy’s answer
(Who is Amy? Amy – Administrative Assistant seeking Project Manager position in Marketing Services)
- What are your strengths? Fabian’s answer
(Who is Fabian? Fabian – IT professional with 10 years experience seeking SQL Analyst Programmer job)
- What are your strengths? Don’s answer
(Who is Don? Don – MBA and International Communications Manager seeking Manager of Corporate Communications role)
- What are your strengths? Denise’s answer
(Who is Denise? Denise – Global Integrated Marketing Executive seeking Director of Strategy position)
- What are your strengths? Steven’s answer
(Who is Steven? Steven – Human Resources Professional seeking Senior Human Resources Generalist role)
- What are your strengths? Leonard’s answer
(Who is Leonard? Leonard – Non-Profit Leader with 25 years experience seeking Executive Director role)
- What are your strengths? Wendy’s answer
(Who is Wendy? Wendy – Executive and recent Chief Operating Officer seeking Controller position)
- What are your strengths? Allen’s answer
(Who is Allen? Allen – QA Analyst and Programmer since 1985 seeking Quality Assurance Tester job)
- What are your strengths? Bonnie’s answer
(Who is Bonnie? Bonnie – CPA with over 6 years experience seeking Accounting Manager position)
- What are your strengths? Margaret’s answer
(Who is Margaret? Margaret – Senior Level Marketing Communications Professional seeking position with University)
