make your weaknesses inspirational

There were several things that stood out to me during the interviews. the first was that we are often asked to share a weakness. From my group the take away message that I took was that there are weaknesses beyond our control and those with in. We had one great example were the person sharing started with a weakness beyond their control. when it was time to retry a question their response was great, they talked about how the weakness effected them and it was a more realistic answer. the one note that was made was that it is important for us to remember to explain while this is a weakness we are being proactive about it and telling the interviewer how we are approaching overcoming these weaknesses. We know if and how we are trying to overcome things, but the interviewer doesn't. if you are not careful your response could be damaging, but if aware could be made inspirational instead.

Another great bit of advice was to be careful of what information we volunteer. we don't want ro misrepresent ourselves, but it isn't always helpful to share everything.

Confidence and knowing about the company you are hiring for is important. One member of our group was able to very effectively answer the questions asked with answers  tailored to the company and how she would be a great addition and why.

It was easy to notice if a person was relaxed or stressed. those that were relaxed seemed to project more confidence and were able in general to answer the questions well. I felt i was confident and relaxed and I felt it made the interviewer more relaxed as well, creating a great practice opportunity. for this exercise I was vague in my answers and didn't tailor them to a specific person or company, this poor preparation on my behalf cost me valuable practice for the future interview I hope to have for a specific opening.

Biggest advice is confidence and excitement. mundane interviews are not remembered of if they are it isn't in a positive reflection.