Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 213 · 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) a quick learner
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) a team player (d) easily distracted
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
17. 17.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very detailed
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) punctual
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) well organised (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
31. 31.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
32. 32.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) none (d) twenty
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) putting things off
37. 37.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised

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