Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 875 · 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) impatient
8. 8.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) often late
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) punctual
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) well organised (c) patient (d) impatient
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
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.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) curious
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) impatient
31. 31.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) often late (d) easily distracted
35. 35.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
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 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
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.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

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