Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 180 · 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) curious (b) patient (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
2. 2.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) impatient
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) often late
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
8. 8.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) none (d) twenty
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) good with numbers
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) often late
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) patient
30. 30.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) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) calm under pressure
33. 33.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too humble (d) it is too detailed
34. 34.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
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) often late
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.💪 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
40. 40.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False

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