Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 505 · 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 am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) often late
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
6. 6.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) well organised (d) impatient
8. 8.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) a team player
10. 10.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a real example
11. 11.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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) just one word
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) well organised (d) a team player
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) impatient
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) putting things off
25. 25.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) patient (d) a team player
27. 27.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) well organised (d) impatient
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) patient
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) putting things off
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (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: “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

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