Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 692 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.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
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) punctual (d) disorganised
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
20. 20.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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 good answer (b) a poor answer
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) easily distracted
37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) often late (d) good with numbers
38. 38.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) patient (d) punctual

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