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Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 618 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
  2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
  3. 3.💪 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
  4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) punctual
  8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
  10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) punctual
  11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  14. 14.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) none (d) twenty
  15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very humble
  16. 16.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
  17. 17.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
  19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
  21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
  23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
  25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
  26. 26.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
  27. 27.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) punctual (d) impatient
  31. 31.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
  32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  33. 33.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) good with numbers (d) often late
  36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
  37. 37.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
  39. 39.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised

Answer key

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

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