Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 355 · 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.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
2. 2.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) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
5. 5.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) putting things off
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) punctual
9. 9.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) patient
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) well organised
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
22. 22.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) a real example
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) impatient (d) punctual
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
26. 26.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) none
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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