Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 295 · 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.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) curious (d) well organised
5. 5.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
6. 6.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) punctual
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) often late (d) well organised
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
16. 16.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) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
30. 30.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
32. 32.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
33. 33.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) often late

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