Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 761 · 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 of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) punctual
2. 2.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
5. 5.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) a team player (d) disorganised
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) impatient
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
14. 14.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) a team player
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) shy in big groups
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
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.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
25. 25.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) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) patient
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) just one word (d) twenty
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) patient (d) punctual

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