Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 991 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
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.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) curious
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) well organised
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
12. 12.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
16. 16.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
23. 23.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
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) impatient
26. 26.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
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) patient
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) curious
32. 32.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
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
36. 36.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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