Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 279 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) often late
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) often late
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) patient
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
22. 22.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) a team player
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) patient
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) disorganised
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) good with numbers
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) calm under pressure

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