Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 874 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very detailed
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
8. 8.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 a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) well organised (d) patient
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) impatient
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
18. 18.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) disorganised
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) curious (d) easily distracted
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
26. 26.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
27. 27.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) punctual
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) often late
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
36. 36.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
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a team player (c) curious (d) patient
40. 40.💪 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

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