What is the best answer to the strength and weakness interview question?
I got this exact question after a workshop I recently led. Other than his name and industry background, I had no other information. Yet, he fully expected me to come up with answers to very personal interview questions. Actually, I am asked this question so much I almost expect it after every workshop I give. It seems that many jobseekers out there are looking for the magic bullet answers that will get them past the interview to the offer stage. The reality is that there are no magic bullet answers. A good interview response is always comprised of two parts: something authentic about you; and something relevant to the company/ job in question. In the case of strengths, this means that your strength must be true about you and must be a requirement of the job. People have many strengths, choose the one that fits the job in question. If you are good with numbers and have a great sense of humor, choose the numbers one for that analytical job. For weaknesses, choose one that is true but tha
