Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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