Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 127 · 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) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) patient (d) putting things off
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) patient
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.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
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) a team player (d) often late
15. 15.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) a real example
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) patient
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) patient (d) disorganised
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) often late (d) disorganised
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
31. 31.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
36. 36.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
37. 37.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
40. 40.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False

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