This is believed to be one of the difficult interview queries: If we do not offer you the job, why do you consider that would be?

It is not fun when someone forces you to say bad things about yourself. It is as though they are inquiring you to harm your own self esteem. They are saying “Hey, I know you will say good things about yourself, but I am going to need you to point out to me areas where you are not as good.”

Fortunately, despite how difficult the query works at first glance, this is one query that is not that hard to answer. Instead to point out a weakness in your skills, experiences, etc., you should offer a confident answer like the one you will see below.

Bad Answer:

“I consider if you do not hire me, it will probably because I do not have much experience working with program X, which I know is a considerable part of the role. I also don’t have as much work experience as the other applicants.”

Good Answer:

“I would not have applied for this job if I wasn’t confident I was a great fit, so I suppose if you select to go another route it was because I didn’t rightly communicate why I am the right person for the position.”

Here, you confidently state that you’re perfect for the job, so that the mere reason they don’t hire you is because you did not do a great job explaining those qualifications at the interview. This is a much better answer that should score you some good points with the employer and won’t point out your “flaws.”

Interview Tips:

• Be confident
• State that you must not have elaborated your capabilities well enough