Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 331 · 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) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
2. 2.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) patient
6. 6.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.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) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) often late
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
15. 15.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
16. 16.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) very detailed
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) patient
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) often late
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
36. 36.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) often late (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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