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The Toughest Interview Questions

Job Interviews can be difficult, especially if the interviewer pulls out really hard questions. In this presentation Bernard Marr shares how to answer the most difficult interview question of all.

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The Toughest Interview Questions

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  1. The …And How To Toughest Answer Interview IT! Question Of All

  2. For me, one of the the toughest interview questions of all is: What is your greatest weakness?

  3. It is not an original or particularly good question, but one that can trip people up So here are some strategies

  4. Strategy 1: Avoid the answer completely Instead, focus on the skills required

  5. Strategy 1 Example: “This is a difficult question to answer. Of course, we all have certain strengths and weaknesses. When I applied for this job I assessed the key skills I would need to perform well. For me, this job requires the key skills of X, Y, and Z and I feel that I have all of those. With my new role will come new responsibilities such as X, and in my previous job I have had limited opportunities to fully develop these. However, I am a fast learner and will focus on developing these areas.”

  6. Strategy 2: Talk about minor and irrelevant and weaknesses

  7. Strategy 2 Example: For example, if you are applying for a job as a gardener, you might say that you are struggling with public speaking.

  8. Strategy 3: Avoid general statements

  9. Strategy 3 Example: Instead of making general statements such as ‘I am bossy’ you might want to qualify this to specific situations along the lines of ‘When there is a lot of pressure on a project I can come across as bossy’.

  10. Strategy 4: Talk about past development success

  11. Strategy 4 Example: “No body is perfect. I am always interested in keeping my skills up-to-date and seek out constructive feedback. In my last job I noticed that my social media skills were not as good as they could have been, which made me book on a training course. Now my social media skills are so good that I help to coach others in that area in my company .”

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