Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 728 · 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) a team player
3. 3.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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) curious
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) often late
10. 10.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) none (d) two or three
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) impatient
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) patient (d) good with numbers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) often late (d) putting things off
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very detailed
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
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.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure

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