Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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