My Strengths And Weaknesses Of Interviewing

Interview Analysis The mock interview assignment really helped me identify different strengths and weaknesses in interviewing. This document will be a discussion of my mock interview. I will discuss my strengths during the interview as well as my faults and what I will do in the future to adjust those. I will apply what I learned in this experience to interviews in the future.
Perhaps one of the easiest weaknesses to identify in my interview was in my appearance, specifically my hat I forgot to remove my flat cap during the interview. Although it is more formal than a ports hat or beanie it is very important to keep eye contact with the interviewer. Consequently, as soon as I entered the office the interview started and I felt I did well with the introduction portion of the interview asking everyone in the office how their days were going and telling them to have a good day as I left. I prepared extensively for this interview, but as soon as soon as the questions came I encountered a few different mistakes the biggest one was being noticeably nervous when answering some questions and I began shaking my leg. The easiest way I can think to fix that is possibly listening to music before the interview to get me in the right state of mind. I needed to also go in to a little more detail when addressing some of the questions and a little less for others. …show more content…
For example when asked what my long terms are, I got a little too specific when naming my dream job. The interviewer discussed that instead of doing this I could have discussed gradually moving up through the company. One other weakness that I was already aware of during the interview was my organizational skills. I was not asked to name of my strengths and weaknesses to the interviewer however, I felt it necessary to discuss this and tell her what I am doing to eliminate it. I discussed having a calendar and scheduling things in advance and also how I now organize videos I am editing. The introduction of a weakness could also be considered strength because it shows that you are not giving a generic answer to the question. Some of my strengths I showed throughout the interview included discussing my experience working in television as well as newspaper. Amiability was also a good thing about the interview. When asked if I have missed any deadlines I responded with a philosophy I try and live my life by; both as a musician and communications student. I discussed my practice doesn’t make perfect it makes permanent philosophy in which the interviewer really enjoyed because it asserted my self motivation and reliability, which is essential in the job I applied for as a editor for a news station. Other strengths expressed to me by the interviewer included discussing school and work projects because I at times these can be more creative than simply just using past work experience. Now having said that, I will work on improving by staying calm and not getting as nervous. While I still have things I need to work on I am aware of what needs improvement. Some of those things could be as simple as removing a hat before the interview starts while others will take a lot more attention to detail to fix. Quite possibly the hardest thing to improve would be the anxiety of interviewing and being noticeably nervous during the interview. To improve that I must