Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 322 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) well organised (d) impatient
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
4. 4.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
7. 7.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a real example
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
13. 13.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
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) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) punctual
16. 16.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
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) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) patient
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
25. 25.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
26. 26.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) none (d) two or three
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
31. 31.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) patient
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
37. 37.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
40. 40.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it

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