Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 378 · 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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) often late
3. 3.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) punctual
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.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
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) disorganised (d) patient
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) curious
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) a team player (d) curious
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) not genuine
28. 28.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) none (d) just one word
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
31. 31.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
32. 32.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
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.💪 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.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
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False

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