Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 303 · 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 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
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) putting things off
5. 5.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.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 a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) often late
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
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.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 lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) often late (d) good with numbers
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) a quick learner
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) well organised (d) curious
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
19. 19.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) a team player
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) often late
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) a team player
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) putting things off
28. 28.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very humble
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
33. 33.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
40. 40.💪 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

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students