Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 385 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) patient
2. 2.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) disorganised
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty
9. 9.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
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 used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) curious
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) very honest
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) impatient
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) patient
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) disorganised
26. 26.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) curious
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) a team player (d) easily distracted

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