What are your strengths and weaknesses?

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Model answer

Choose two or three strengths that match the job and back each with a real example. "I am reliable: in my last job I did not miss a single shift in a year" is stronger than "I am reliable".

For a weakness, pick something real that is not essential to the job, and say what you are doing about it. For example: "I used to hesitate to ask for help, which slowed me down. Now I ask after trying for 15 minutes, and my work has become faster." Avoid fake weaknesses such as "I work too hard", and never name a weakness the job depends on.

Tips

• Show improvement, not perfection.

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