Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 589 · 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.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) a team player (d) impatient
6. 6.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
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.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
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) none
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) curious
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.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) True (b) False
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) punctual
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.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
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
37. 37.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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