Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 191 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
2. 2.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) none
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
11. 11.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) disorganised
15. 15.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) a team player
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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 get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) patient (d) disorganised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) punctual
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) patient
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) a team player
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) disorganised
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) often late (d) punctual
40. 40.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

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