BEP 90 ADV (Transcript & Exercises) – Job Interviews: Greatest Weakness

Continuing our Business English Podcast series on job interviews, we look at another very common question you’ll likely be asked when interviewing for jobs in English: What is your greatest weakness?

Talking about your weaknesses tests a unique skill: It investigates your ability to present a drawback as an advantage. Thus, the theme of this episode is be positive, and that’s the main point that we’ll be focusing on.

Listening Questions – Good Example:

1) What does Sherry identify as her greatest weakness?

2) Did this weakness affect her GPA (exam scores)? How?

3) Does Sherry explain the positive aspects of the weakness she describes?

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  2. Pilar

    Next week, i’m having a job interview an this pod helps me to prepare in a better way to it

    THANKS a lot

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