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How To Answer “What Do You Know About Us?”

Challenging Questions, Communication Skills, Complete Index, Interviewing, Managing Your Job search, Marketing Yourself, Personal Brand, Preparation, Preparation and Planning, Strategic advice, StrategyDennis Grubbs, Jobfully Social Media Marketing ManagerLeave a comment

“What do you know about us?”  It’s a common but puzzling question that gets asked at many interviews.  Last week we talked about how to research companies.  Today, how to present the information you gathered in a way that shows you did your research and highlights why your skills and background would be an asset to the company. Read More

Answering “What’s Your Biggest Weakness?”

Challenging Questions, Communication Skills, Complete Index, Interviewing, PreparationCarrie Krueger, Vice President, Jobfully1 Comment

Hiring managers love the question “What’s your biggest weakness?” because it tells them at least three different things about you:

  1. Are you self-aware?
  2. Are you honest?
  3. Is your “flaw” something they can live with?

If you answer “I work too hard for my own good” or “I’m my own worst critic,” you don’t show honesty or self-awareness and you don’t give the interviewer a clue about whether your flaw will work OK with the job they need to get done.  So it’s important you give an honest answer, one that shows you know yourself, are addressing your weakness and have no problem so big it will interfere with your work. Read More