Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 65 · 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
5. 5.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
7. 7.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) patient
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
13. 13.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) just one word (d) twenty
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
19. 19.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
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
23. 23.💪 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
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) patient
27. 27.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) a team player
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) often late
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
38. 38.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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