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Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 592 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. poor at saying no
  2. True
  3. True
  4. False
  5. calm under pressure
  6. False
  7. a strength
  8. a weakness
  9. curious
  10. patient
  11. a poor answer
  12. a strength
  13. a real example
  14. well organised
  15. punctual
  16. it is not believable
  17. a good answer
  18. a strength
  19. a poor answer
  20. shy in big groups
  21. not genuine
  22. well organised
  23. a strength
  24. often late
  25. two or three
  26. patient
  27. a good answer
  28. how you are fixing it
  29. a strength
  30. disorganised
  31. easily distracted
  32. easily distracted
  33. a weakness
  34. a weakness
  35. shy in big groups
  36. poor at saying no
  37. True
  38. calm under pressure
  39. True
  40. putting things off

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