Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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