Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 360 · 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 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
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
4. 4.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) impatient
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
8. 8.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) impatient
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) often late
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) patient (d) a quick learner
18. 18.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
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) none
25. 25.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) impatient
27. 27.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
34. 34.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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
38. 38.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
40. 40.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

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