Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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