Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 383 · 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.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) punctual (d) a team player
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) curious
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) often late
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) often late
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) a team player
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) often late
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) patient (d) putting things off
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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