Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 399 · 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.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) repeating the word
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.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) punctual
5. 5.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
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) punctual (d) disorganised
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) a team player (d) calm under pressure
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) a team player (d) disorganised
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
24. 24.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
25. 25.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
26. 26.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
34. 34.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) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) patient
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) patient (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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