Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 101 · 40 questions

Tip (Honest and useful): Strength: name it, then prove it with a short real example — prepare two or three. Weakness: a real one that is not the main skill of the role, plus what you are doing to improve it. Avoid: “I have no weaknesses”, “I work too hard / I am too perfect”, “I am good at everything”, or a weakness with no plan to change.

1. 1.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
4. 4.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) disorganised
19. 19.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
22. 22.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) none (d) just one word
26. 26.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) often late (c) patient (d) calm under pressure
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) often late
33. 33.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
34. 34.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
35. 35.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) impatient
39. 39.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer

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