Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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