Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 103 · 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 usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
2. 2.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) good with numbers
6. 6.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) curious
10. 10.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) impatient
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) often late
20. 20.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) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) poor at saying no
24. 24.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
28. 28.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
29. 29.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) just one word
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) a team player (d) calm under pressure
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) patient
39. 39.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) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False

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