Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 250 · 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 strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) none
3. 3.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) impatient
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
10. 10.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
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.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) curious
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) very honest
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) curious
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) often late (d) punctual
36. 36.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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