3M Mock Interview
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Question 14 of 33
What are your strengths?
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
It is important when answering this question to remain humble yet confident. You want to seem comfortable and experienced, eager to share your level of experience, and what you hope to grow into next. Yet, coming across as arrogant could be interpreted by your interviewer as off-putting. And, it is your goal to showcase that you are a good fit for 3M and this position. So, share a couple of your strengths, and how they've helped you in your career, and how this role would benefit from them.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I believe my greatest strengths are in my communication skills, both written and oral, and my perceptiveness and ability to be observant of the needs of others. I do well in any client-facing role, and put my skills to work daily in email pitching, phone call pitches or customer follow-ups, and in-person site visits."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Remember, when answering this question you want to align yourself with their ideal candidate, advertising why you feel you are the right fit for this job. As they advise on their careers site, it is "critical that you have thoroughly read the job description that you are applying for and reflect the keywords used in the job posting in your resume. It may be helpful to create a list or word cloud of skills, experience and knowledge the position is looking for and be sure and highlight the strongest matches on your resume and use the same words. Remember each company has their own "language" that can describe similar experience. Be sure you are speaking the same language as the job you are applying for."
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My strengths are my medical student experience and my residents' experience on 2 different continents. With this knowledge in a combination with my IT knowledge and work experience think I am perfect for the position.
As a medical student, you have to retrain massive information very quickly and you need over-the-top conversation and people skills.
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This is a good start! You can make this answer more impactful by telling the interviewer about the skills you honed as a medical student, resident, and IT professional that would benefit you in the role you're applying to. It's important to tie your strengths to the requirements of the role where possible.
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