When an interviewer asks this question, s/he is trying to find out what you consider your strengths. From your resume and from the interview so far, s/he will have an opinion about what your strengths are. Now s/he wants to find out if you value the same strengths as s/he does. The strengths you mention will also give the interviewer a very clear idea of what you value most in your life.
當面試官問你這個問題的時候，他是想知道你認爲自己的優勢在哪裏。透過從簡歷和麪試的瞭解，他已經對你的優勢有所判斷，他想確認是否與你對自己優勢的評估一致。你對自己優勢的剖析也會讓面試官更清晰地瞭解你的人生觀。
Answer Strategies:
回答策略:
1. You should prepare a clear answer to this question before the interview. By preparing in advance, you will sound confident about your own abilities and your character. Preparation is the key to this question.
面試前你就應該對這個問題有清晰的思路。事前準備會讓你的表述顯示出對自己的能力和特質信心滿滿。因此，準備工作至關重要。
2. When you prepare your list of strengths, make sure that these strengths are directly related to the requirements of the job.
當你列舉自己的優勢時，確保這些優勢有與你所應聘的職位密切相關。
3. Make a list of what you consider to be your strengths and then write a short sentence to describe each strength. Support each sentence with a real example. If this is difficult, imagine how your mother, previous boss, wife would describe you to a stranger. For example:
a) Responsibility – I enjoy taking responsibility and getting things done. I’ve been team leader in my last three jobs and I took complete responsibility for upgrading our sales procedures.”
b) Communication – I express myself well and communicate clearly and honestly. I’ve given a number of sales presentations in my previous job.”
列舉出自我優勢條目，用簡潔的句子描述，並對每個優勢加以例證。如果覺得很難，那就想想你的母親、前任老闆或者你太太會怎樣對陌生人介紹你。例如：
a) 責任感–我很樂於承擔責任並且完成任務。過去的3份工作中我都作爲團隊領袖，全面負責銷售流程的提升。
b) 溝通能力–我能夠很好地表達自己，清晰真誠地溝通。先前的工作中我做過許多銷售報告。
4. Don’t worry about sounding over-confident. Most interview candidates are too modest. If you have prepared five or six positive characteristics you have, tell the interviewer about them. This not the time to be modest.
不要擔心自己會顯得過於自信。多數面試上候選人都太謙遜了。如果你準備好了5~6個積極的個人特質，就大膽地告訴面試官，把謙虛都拋開吧。
5. Give clear examples to demonstrate your most important qualities. “I’m a good leader. I’ve been class leader, football captain and in my previous job I was promoted to manage a team so I’ve demonstrated leadership ability in the past.” “I enjoy taking initiative. In my past positions, I’ve been a project manager, a team leader and I established new customer service procedures.”
對自己最重要的品質給出明確了事例。“我是個好領導。我曾經擔任過班幹部，足球隊長，在前一份工作中我也被晉升爲團隊的主管，我的領導力在過去已經得到了充分的證明。”“我很享受持有主動權，在我之前的職位中，我擔任過項目經理，團隊主管，並且建立了新的客戶服務流程。
6. DON’T – give too many strengths. Focus on four or five strengths and explain them in detail. Be prepared to explain your GREATEST strength.
切忌–列舉的優勢過多。集中描述4~5個優勢並逐一例證。對於最閃光的.優勢更要做好充足準備。
Example Answer：
回答樣例：
I believe I have a number of strengths that will contribute to my success in this position. Firstly, I enjoy taking responsibility. In my past positions I’ve worked independently and taken responsibility for completion of a number of projects. My previous supervisors have delegated more responsibility during my employment. Secondly, I’m goal-oriented. I like to have clearly defined tasks and deadlines and I’m totally committed to reaching these goals. I completed my customer service assignment with my previous company ahead of deadline. Finally, I’m loyal. Over the past ten years I’ve remained with two companies getting regular promotions at work. I like working my way up in an organization and contribution to my company’s success.
我相信我的很多優勢都將有助於我得到這個職位。首先，我樂於承擔責任。在我之前的工作中我獨立完成了許多項目，我的前任主管因此給予了我更多的額外任務。其次，我是目標明確的人。我喜歡清晰的責任劃分和截止時限，並且我一定會按時達成預期目標。在之前的公司我還提前完成了客戶服務的任務。最後，我還很忠誠。過去10年裏我先後服務過2家公司並在任職期間得到晉升。我喜歡在工作中不斷進步並對公司的成功有所貢獻。