Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 698 · 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 get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
3. 3.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
11. 11.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) none (d) just one word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
16. 16.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.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
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
25. 25.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) impatient
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) a quick learner
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) patient (d) putting things off
29. 29.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) disorganised
34. 34.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) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) a quick learner
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
40. 40.💪 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

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