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Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 462 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. shy in big groups
  2. curious
  3. a strength
  4. impatient
  5. a strength
  6. often late
  7. a poor answer
  8. how you are fixing it
  9. a strength
  10. it is not believable
  11. a poor answer
  12. two or three
  13. disorganised
  14. a weakness
  15. patient
  16. False
  17. a strength
  18. a weakness
  19. well organised
  20. poor at saying no
  21. a poor answer
  22. a good answer
  23. False
  24. good with numbers
  25. easily distracted
  26. impatient
  27. True
  28. a weakness
  29. True
  30. a strength
  31. a strength
  32. a strength
  33. True
  34. a team player
  35. False
  36. often late
  37. False
  38. True
  39. easily distracted
  40. True

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