Interview Skills: Addressing Weaknesses

Interview Skills: Addressing Weaknesses

Assessment

Interactive Video

Professional Development

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of Heather Austin's video?

How to answer the 'greatest weaknesses' interview question

How to negotiate salary

How to write a resume

How to dress for an interview

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do interviewers ask about your weaknesses?

To test your technical skills

To understand your self-awareness and character

To evaluate your educational background

To see if you can handle stress

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a form of the 'greatest weaknesses' question?

Tell me about a time that you failed.

What are your weakest skills?

Tell me about a time you succeeded.

What area would your current boss say you need improvement in?

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a key tip for answering the weaknesses question?

Choose a weakness unrelated to the job

Turn a strength into a weakness

Make up a weakness that sounds impressive

Avoid mentioning any weaknesses

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why should you avoid turning a strength into a weakness?

Interviewers can easily see through it

It shows a lack of self-awareness

It is not relevant to the job

It makes you seem overconfident

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should you frame a past weakness in your response?

As a reason for not getting promoted

As a reason for leaving your last job

As a positive learning experience

As a current challenge

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you avoid mentioning when discussing a weakness?

The word 'improvement'

The word 'growth'

The word 'challenge'

The word 'failure'

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