Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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