Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 518 · 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 not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.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) True (b) False
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
7. 7.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) often late
11. 11.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) patient
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.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) False (b) True
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) patient (d) punctual
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
25. 25.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) often late
27. 27.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) punctual
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) impatient
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 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

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