Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 288 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
3. 3.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) none
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) patient
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.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
7. 7.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) patient
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) curious
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) patient
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 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
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) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) a team player
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) a team player
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very detailed
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
27. 27.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
28. 28.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) patient
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
36. 36.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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