In an interview, when they ask you to share your strengths and opportunities, what do you answer for opportunities? We all know the joke answer from The Office “I work too hard and care too much”, but what have you found to be a good answer?

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The best answers will still reflect on you positively as an employee. “I enjoy my work and I have a great relationship with my manager, but my current employer isn’t doing well enough to give me the upward mobility I seek”

Wordsmith as you’d like, but make sure your overall position on working with a team is positive

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Before you answer, as them to clarify what they are looking for. That way you can have a better idea of what is important to the interviewer.

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I usually do ask in that phone screen with the recruiter what qualities they are looking for and I use that as a base for all my answers.

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As much as possible, keep it a minor challenge where you say that it has led you to be more self-aware. I recently had an interview where this was asked. I said that I had a tendency fo say yes too much, which has led me to overcommit. Then give one example of this context. Always then mention how you are more self-aware enough to be working on your weaknesses.

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That’s a great answer tied with giving an example of how you’re working on getting better

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It's always hard to describe your strengths and weaknesses to a potential employer.

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