Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 387 · 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? “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) often late (d) putting things off
8. 8.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) often late
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
21. 21.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
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) disorganised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) punctual
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) often late
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) punctual
35. 35.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) well organised
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) often late
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) disorganised

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