Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 397 · 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.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) patient (d) curious
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) often late (d) curious
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) disorganised
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) well organised
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
22. 22.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) curious
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) often late (d) curious
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
37. 37.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
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
40. 40.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True

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