Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 48 · 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) curious (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) often late
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) not genuine
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
9. 9.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) none (d) twenty
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) putting things off
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) often late
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) curious
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) often late
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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