Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 299 · 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 of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) curious
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
3. 3.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) putting things off
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
8. 8.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
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) impatient (c) patient (d) punctual
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) not genuine
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) putting things off
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) curious (d) disorganised
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
24. 24.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.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
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
40. 40.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

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