Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 625 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) curious
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) impatient (d) punctual
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) a team player (d) disorganised
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) often late (d) disorganised
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
20. 20.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
25. 25.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
30. 30.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
32. 32.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) often late
34. 34.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) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) well organised

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