Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 349 · 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.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) impatient
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) patient
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.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
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 good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) impatient
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.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
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
21. 21.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) putting things off
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) disorganised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) curious
25. 25.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) punctual (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
39. 39.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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