Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 275 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) impatient
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) putting things off
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) well organised (d) punctual
9. 9.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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) impatient
11. 11.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
13. 13.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) often late (d) patient
17. 17.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) none
18. 18.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
19. 19.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
20. 20.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) a team player
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) impatient (d) disorganised
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) easily distracted
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) easily distracted
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) curious
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) well organised (d) often late
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) curious (d) poor at saying no
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) easily distracted

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