Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 56 · 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 a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
3. 3.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
9. 9.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) curious (d) well organised
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) curious
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) very detailed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
28. 28.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) impatient
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) often late
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) well organised
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
36. 36.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) impatient
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no

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