Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 123 · 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 a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim
4. 4.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
5. 5.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) True (b) False
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
11. 11.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
13. 13.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) two or three (d) just one word
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) punctual
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) often late (d) easily distracted
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
25. 25.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) a quick learner
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) well organised
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.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
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True

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