Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 139 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) punctual
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
6. 6.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
12. 12.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) well organised (c) curious (d) impatient
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) not genuine
16. 16.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
17. 17.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.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
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.💪 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
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) a team player
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) impatient
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) a team player
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) well organised

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