Employers want to know
(1) that you can do the job
(2) that you want to do the job
Toughest Interview Question - Tell Me About Yourself (Nesco Resource)
How to "tell people about you" (example starts at 2:23-4:01 - 1 minute 38 seconds)
(1) Brief introduction
(2) Personal strengths
(3) Link your strengths with the company needs
(4) Special examples of accomplishment (remember stories are memorable)
(5) Provide measurable evidence of success
(6) Summarize your key attributes
(7) Show interest in current projects
Toughest Interview Questions - What are your greatest weaknesses? (Nesco Resource)
How to give an honest answer and recover (example at 2:09-3:01)
(1) Acknowledge a real, human weakness
- do your research on who you really are
- businesses want to see how honest you are
- they are looking for insightful information that help them to know more about you
(2) Underdog Mode (making a comeback and overcoming the shortcoming)
- pick a trait thaarhus are currently addressing to overcome
- want to know how you deal with your weakness
- express how you leverage your strengths to overcome your professional shortcoming
- remember no ones perfect but it's how we deal with it that show character
- listen to The Underdogs performed by Weezer