Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 372 · 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) none
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) curious (d) disorganised
6. 6.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) very honest
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.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) False (b) True
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) patient
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
17. 17.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) calm under pressure
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) curious
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too humble (d) it is too detailed
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) often late
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) often late (d) easily distracted
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.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
30. 30.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) putting things off
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) often late
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.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) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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