Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 352 · 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.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) none (d) two or three
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) punctual (d) patient
9. 9.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) impatient (d) well organised
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) easily distracted
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) well organised
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
26. 26.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) repeating the word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
31. 31.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) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) curious
38. 38.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
40. 40.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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