Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 370 · 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 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) often late
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) none (d) twenty
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
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.💪 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
8. 8.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
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) good with numbers
14. 14.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
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) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) patient
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) punctual
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.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
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
30. 30.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) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) punctual
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
37. 37.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups

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