Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 302 · 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: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) easily distracted
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) impatient
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) shy in big groups
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.💪 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
19. 19.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) often late
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) patient
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) disorganised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) impatient (d) patient
30. 30.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
31. 31.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) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer

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