Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 223 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) impatient
4. 4.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) often late
7. 7.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) impatient
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) patient
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
16. 16.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) patient (d) easily distracted
20. 20.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
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) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
24. 24.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
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.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
27. 27.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) well organised (d) often late
29. 29.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) curious
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) patient
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.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) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) curious
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) putting things off

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