Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 186 · 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.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.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) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very honest
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) often late (d) punctual
10. 10.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
11. 11.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) twenty
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
16. 16.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) a team player
29. 29.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
33. 33.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) curious
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) calm under pressure

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