Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 202 · 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.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) often late (d) putting things off
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) none
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) a quick learner
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
27. 27.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
28. 28.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) curious
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) a team player
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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