Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 156 · 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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) punctual
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) none (d) twenty
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) a team player (d) impatient
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) punctual
12. 12.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) patient
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) often late
20. 20.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) punctual (d) well organised
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups
24. 24.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) well organised (d) punctual
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) punctual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
29. 29.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
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
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: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) patient
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) impatient

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