Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 366 · 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 get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) disorganised (d) punctual
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too humble (d) it is too detailed
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
11. 11.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
18. 18.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) often late (d) putting things off
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) impatient (d) patient
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
23. 23.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
27. 27.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) punctual
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) easily distracted
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
39. 39.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
40. 40.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty

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