Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 225 · 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: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) patient (d) impatient
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) punctual
6. 6.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) good with numbers
8. 8.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) punctual
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) disorganised (c) a team player (d) curious
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) a quick learner
19. 19.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
20. 20.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
22. 22.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) often late
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) impatient
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim

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