Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 256 · 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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) patient (d) easily distracted
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) often late
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
24. 24.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) well organised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
29. 29.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) patient
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) often late
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) punctual
40. 40.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

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