Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 17 · 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) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
2. 2.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
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) a team player
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
10. 10.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
12. 12.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) patient
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) curious
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) well organised
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) easily distracted
33. 33.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
38. 38.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False

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