Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 150 · 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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
6. 6.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) just one word (d) two or three
7. 7.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) curious
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) often late (d) punctual
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) well organised (d) impatient
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) often late
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) curious (d) a quick learner
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) a team player
27. 27.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
28. 28.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) repeating the word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) curious
31. 31.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) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) patient
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted

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