Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 350 · 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 weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
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: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
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) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) very detailed
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) often late
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) disorganised
15. 15.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) disorganised
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) a team player
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) disorganised
22. 22.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) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) well organised
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) punctual
28. 28.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
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) patient
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off

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