HBR Article - Strengths and Weaknesses

According to the article, job #1 in an interview is standing out and Job #2 is sounding __________.

Where can get ideas on which strengths you should talk about in the interview?

An example of specific strength is communication skills.

• True

• False

You should share a story about your strengths in the interview.

• True

• False

What's a good answer to give about your weaknesses according to the article? Give an example. It doesn't have to be about you.

You shouldn't share a weakness that's directly related to the job you're applying for.

• True

• False

If one of your strengths is organization, how could you describe that in an interview?

"An interviewer may remember your weakness and hold it against you - even subconsciously - so you need to limit and mitigate any potential harmful impressions."

In this sentence from the article, the term "mitigate" means . . .

• to hurt

• to lessen

• to answer

• to describe

"This removes some of the injurious sting of "weakness" and makes shortcomings seem more fixable because a weakness implies more permanence than a challenge.

In this quote from the article, the phrase "a weakness implies more permanence than a challenge" means that. . .

• challenge sounds like something you can fix, while weakness does not.

• it's easy to change a weakness

• weaknesses and challenges are long-term problems

• a weakness goes away in time

"As with your strength, try to incorporate all of the elements within your answer, but this time keep the consequences short, simple and minor so you can focus on overcoming the challenge more than the challenge itself."

In this quote from the article, the term "overcoming the challenge" means . . .

• forgetting about your weakness

• focusing on your strengths

• explaining the challenge

• improving on the skill that is a weakness for you.