Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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