Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 402 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
2. 2.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) a team player
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
17. 17.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
18. 18.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
19. 19.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) well organised
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) impatient
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) disorganised
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) impatient
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) disorganised
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) often late (d) good with numbers
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.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) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
40. 40.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer

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