How to Answer: What are your strengths?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a TSB Bank job interview.
3. What are your strengths?
Why the Interviewer Asks This Question
This is another question designed to determine job fit and how well you suited you are to their brand identity and culture. On their website, they advertise their employees "are instrumental in delivering our responsible business activity and driving meaningful change from within." They attribute their employees' "passion, curiosity, and determination" to their success and how much their people care. So when considering how your strengths align with what they are looking for in their ideal candidate, find professional adjectives that align with who they are trying to recruit, such as responsible, passionate, curious, ambitious, and determined.
Written by Kevin Downey on May 5th, 2023
What You Need to Know
As Modern Hire put it, their "intelligent hiring platform is rigorously designed to predict success" and "uses AI technology that analyzes candidate responses" and scores them" based on job-relevant data and competencies linked to job success. The Modern Hire Intelligent Interview embraces science, analytics, and AI to continuously learn, improve and evolve, driving quality of hire and higher retention. Decades of research have consistently shown that well-developed and executed interviews, throughout the entire hiring process, are among the strongest predictors of a successful hire."
Written by Kevin Downey on May 8th, 2023
Tips
Try to prepare as much as possible for your interview, not only by researching the company and doing your homework but by emotionally preparing yourself as well. If you find yourself unprepared for a question, try to be mindful of your facial expressions. A natural expression when concentrating is to furrow your brow. But remember, an algorithm can easily misinterpret such cues as frustration. It will also scan tone for your vocal cues, such as placing stress or emphasis on certain words, stutters, or taking long pauses. You should also avoid poor posture, such as slouching, and defensive posture, such as folding your arms or protecting your neck.
Written by Kevin Downey on May 5th, 2023
Experienced Example
"I never give up and will always find a way to get the job done. I love that adage, 'A good plan today is better than a better plan tomorrow.' That's my motto. I think fast and am resourceful. I have a habit of looking at things from every angle. I am inquisitive and passionate about my work and strive to deliver quality work."
Written by Kevin Downey on May 11th, 2023