Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 181 · 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) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) disorganised
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) often late
3. 3.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) good with numbers (d) a quick learner
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
6. 6.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) well organised (c) a quick learner (d) putting things off
9. 9.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
12. 12.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
13. 13.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.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
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) impatient
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) patient
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
40. 40.💪 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

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