Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 369 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.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
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
6. 6.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) often late (d) well organised
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) curious (d) putting things off
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) well organised (d) a team player
18. 18.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) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
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.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
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 used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) curious (d) patient
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) none (d) just one word

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