Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 361 · 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.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) two or three (d) just one word
2. 2.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
3. 3.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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) curious
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) disorganised
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) often late (d) easily distracted
27. 27.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) a team player (d) punctual
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) disorganised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) patient (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
36. 36.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.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

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