Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 179 · 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) why it is fine (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
2. 2.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) a team player
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) often late
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) impatient (d) patient
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
18. 18.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
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very humble
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) calm under pressure
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
24. 24.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) none
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
27. 27.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
28. 28.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) well organised (d) patient
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) often late (d) good with numbers
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) calm under pressure
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) well organised
40. 40.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

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