Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 859 · 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) well organised (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) patient
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) often late
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) often late (d) a quick learner
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
7. 7.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) a team player
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
15. 15.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) a team player
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) disorganised
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) punctual
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.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) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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