Senior Relationship Officer

Another tricky one. The purpose of this question is to see how you view and evaluate yourself.

One the one hand, if you suggest you don’t have any weaknesses, your interviewer will almost certainly see you as a lair, egotistical, or both.

Don’t fall into the trap of trying to present a positive skill in disguise as a weakness, like “I work too hard” or “I am a perfectionist”. Any experienced interviewer will see through this in a heartbeat.

Additionally, revealing that “I’m not really a morning person and have been known to come in late” raises immediate and obvious red flags.

In my experience delegating responsibility and authority is crucial. A team needs to be able to develop and grow as individuals and a whole, not be held back by low expectations or ego.

I believe in building a team. Each member of the team should be clear on their role, know where they fit in and feel as though they can depend on one another. I also believe in real-time feedback. If you do something wrong you should know it immediately. Regardless of right or wrong, the further removed feedback is in time, the less effective it is.

There's no wrong answer here, but it's likely best to avoid being negative about any platform. Frame your answer not around your own interactions with the platform personally, but around how it's beneficial to clients. For instance, "Now that Instagram has introduced commerce options, I've been able to help [client name] drive more sales."

I want to sell products and services that have real value to customers. I don’t want to make them feel pressured into buying, but I do want them to walk away feeling like they’ve put their money into something worthwhile. I believe that achieving this result comes from a combination of intimate product knowledge and insight into customers’ wants and needs.

Share an example that puts you in a good light. Remember, numbers can always be a meaningful way to tell a story. If you helped a client gain followers, share the before-and-after numbers, for instance.