How to Answer: What do you think your best and worst qualities are?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a PPD job interview.
2. What do you think your best and worst qualities are?
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
No one wants to share anything negative about themselves. However, any honest person will admit that they have good and bad characteristics. The important thing is recognizing the things that may need improvement and being willing to address them. Share some things about your personal qualities with the interviewer and remember, when sharing any quality that could be improved, tell how you are working to make a change.
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Focus Your Answer On
Focus on describing a 'bad' quality that the interviewer can construe as a good one. For example, you can say a good quality you have is that you are willing to take on many projects, but your bad quality is you end up becoming a workaholic.
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1st Answer Example
"I would have to say that one of the things I'd like to improve about myself and that most people recognize about me is I always want to be the 'fixer.' While I know that this is not always a negative thing, for me, I have often let the fact that I couldn't fix a certain situation be something that troubled me. On a lighter note, I believe I have a positive, outgoing personality. I enjoy getting to know others and like to make them feel comfortable."
Written by Krista Wenz on May 18th, 2022
2nd Answer Example
"My best quality, I believe, is that I am willing to work on any project I am asked to take on. My worst quality is that I am willing to take on too many projects at once. I've had to learn to pace myself and prioritize things that need to be done so that I am not overwhelmed, and my quality of work does not suffer because I am too busy."
Written by Krista Wenz on May 18th, 2022
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