Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 527 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) curious
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) punctual
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
8. 8.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
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) patient
11. 11.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
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
13. 13.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
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 good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) often late
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
20. 20.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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) disorganised
23. 23.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
24. 24.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) patient
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
38. 38.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) none (d) two or three
39. 39.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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