Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 362 · 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? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) curious
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
10. 10.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) curious (d) punctual
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) often late
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
24. 24.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
26. 26.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very detailed
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) patient
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) impatient
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) patient (d) often late
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.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
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) disorganised

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