Good Interview Questions

What are your strengths?

While you are answering this question, this is what is going through the mind or your interviewer:

• What are you really good at?
• What things do you do better than most?
• What makes you stand out from the pack?
• How do you see yourself?
• Are you self-confident and poised?

1. They feel like they're bragging about themselves.
2. They haven't really thought it through, so they just wing it, and look pretty average in the interview.

Caution: Any strength you claim to have, be prepared to back it up with an example or situation.

Let's say you answer by claiming: I'm a creative and innovative person. A skilled interviewer will quickly follow up with:

Give me an example of a time when you were creative and innovative.

Example of a good interview answer:

I keep a list of industry magazine articles in my I-Phone for times when I'm delayed at the airport, stuck in a traffic jam, or waiting to meet someone. This way I can stay current on industry trends, or do a little training for 10-15 minutes instead of just wasting time.

Here are a list of 109 qualities and positive character traits to help you jog your memory.

Select 5-6 strengths that best describe you.

Always be prepared to share a situation that demonstrates these strengths whenever you are asked good interview questions like:

What are your strengths?

Back from Good Interview Questions to Top 10 Interview Questions

Back from Good Interview Questions to Job Interview home page