Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 119 · 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) often late (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty
11. 11.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) disorganised
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) patient
14. 14.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) curious
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) a team player
18. 18.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.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
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
25. 25.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) a team player
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) good with numbers
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
36. 36.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) good with numbers

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