Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 354 · 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 of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) impatient
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) often late (d) easily distracted
16. 16.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) twenty (d) just one word
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
26. 26.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
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) patient
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
38. 38.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it

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