Question 1

What is the best answer to "why should we hire you?"

Accepted Answer

Name the two or three things the role most needs and attach concrete evidence to each — something you built, a number you moved, a problem you owned. Avoid adjectives like hardworking or passionate, which carry no information and cannot be repeated in a debrief.

Question 2

Should I mention my weaknesses here?

Accepted Answer

Only briefly, and only if there is an obvious gap. Naming it and showing the adjacent capability you do have is stronger than hoping it went unnoticed — but this question is primarily your closing argument, so most of it should be evidence.

How to answer "why should we hire you?"