Strengths and Weaknesses

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Build: Your Strengths & Weaknesses

This page helps you turn everything you’ve learned about strengths and weaknesses into clear, structured talking points. You’ll prepare 3 strengths and 2 weaknesses using a simple, scannable and reusable format.

Introduction

You've now learned how to:

Now it's time to prepare your own talking points and write them in a way thats easy to refer to before and during the interview.


Task 1: Strengths

Prepare 3 strengths.

For each one, note down:

  • a short supporting

  • a clear result or outcome

Write your notes in a format that is easy to scan.

Then, before each interview, you only need to think about how to link the strength to the specific role.

Example

Strength

Example

Result

Process improvement

Automated weekly data validation using Python

Saved ~4 hrs/week manual work + less errors

Knowledge of Brazilian market

Worked as PM at Brazil's leading food delivery platform

Deep understanding of local buying patterns and user behaviour




💡 Remember to use phrasal verbs when possible


Task 2: Weaknesses

Prepare 2 weaknesses.

For each one, include:

  • A brief example or context

  • How you’re improving it

Again, keep it structured and easy to scan.

Example

Weakness

Example

Improvement + Result

Asking for help too late

Used to push through issues for too long on my own

Built a rule: if no progress after a set time, document attempts and reach out
Faster progress




💡 Remember to use phrasal verbs when possible


Task 3: Frame Weakness

Choose one weakness from your table above, and frame it into a past behaviour that you are improving using the structure below to guide you.

This will form your full interview response to a question like, "What is your weakness?"


I've noticed that sometimes I ________________

for example, I used to _____________________.

To work on this, I have been ___________________

As a result, _________________________.


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Introduction

You've now learned how to:

Now it's time to prepare your own talking points and write them in a way thats easy to refer to before and during the interview.


Task 1: Strengths

Prepare 3 strengths.

For each one, note down:

  • a short supporting

  • a clear result or outcome

Write your notes in a format that is easy to scan.

Then, before each interview, you only need to think about how to link the strength to the specific role.

Example

Strength

Example

Result

Process improvement

Automated weekly data validation using Python

Saved ~4 hrs/week manual work + less errors

Knowledge of Brazilian market

Worked as PM at Brazil's leading food delivery platform

Deep understanding of local buying patterns and user behaviour




💡 Remember to use phrasal verbs when possible


Task 2: Weaknesses

Prepare 2 weaknesses.

For each one, include:

  • A brief example or context

  • How you’re improving it

Again, keep it structured and easy to scan.

Example

Weakness

Example

Improvement + Result

Asking for help too late

Used to push through issues for too long on my own

Built a rule: if no progress after a set time, document attempts and reach out
Faster progress




💡 Remember to use phrasal verbs when possible


Task 3: Frame Weakness

Choose one weakness from your table above, and frame it into a past behaviour that you are improving using the structure below to guide you.

This will form your full interview response to a question like, "What is your weakness?"


I've noticed that sometimes I ________________

for example, I used to _____________________.

To work on this, I have been ___________________

As a result, _________________________.


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Introduction

You've now learned how to:

Now it's time to prepare your own talking points and write them in a way thats easy to refer to before and during the interview.


Task 1: Strengths

Prepare 3 strengths.

For each one, note down:

  • a short supporting

  • a clear result or outcome

Write your notes in a format that is easy to scan.

Then, before each interview, you only need to think about how to link the strength to the specific role.

Example

Strength

Example

Result

Process improvement

Automated weekly data validation using Python

Saved ~4 hrs/week manual work + less errors

Knowledge of Brazilian market

Worked as PM at Brazil's leading food delivery platform

Deep understanding of local buying patterns and user behaviour




💡 Remember to use phrasal verbs when possible


Task 2: Weaknesses

Prepare 2 weaknesses.

For each one, include:

  • A brief example or context

  • How you’re improving it

Again, keep it structured and easy to scan.

Example

Weakness

Example

Improvement + Result

Asking for help too late

Used to push through issues for too long on my own

Built a rule: if no progress after a set time, document attempts and reach out
Faster progress




💡 Remember to use phrasal verbs when possible


Task 3: Frame Weakness

Choose one weakness from your table above, and frame it into a past behaviour that you are improving using the structure below to guide you.

This will form your full interview response to a question like, "What is your weakness?"


I've noticed that sometimes I ________________

for example, I used to _____________________.

To work on this, I have been ___________________

As a result, _________________________.


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