Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 200 · 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.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
2. 2.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) patient
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) patient
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) patient
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) impatient (d) curious
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
16. 16.💪 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
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 is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
21. 21.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) punctual
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
28. 28.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
29. 29.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) a team player (d) curious
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer

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