Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 280 · 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) well organised (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
2. 2.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.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) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
8. 8.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) a team player
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) well organised
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
20. 20.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) none
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) well organised (d) disorganised
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) curious
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) well organised
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) often late (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
26. 26.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
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) a team player (d) putting things off
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
35. 35.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
40. 40.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine

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