Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 368 · 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.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
3. 3.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) well organised (c) often late (d) good with numbers
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
6. 6.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) often late
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
12. 12.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
13. 13.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) patient
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
23. 23.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) impatient
28. 28.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) curious (d) patient
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) patient
31. 31.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
35. 35.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
40. 40.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer

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