Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 409 · 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) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) curious
4. 4.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) punctual
6. 6.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
8. 8.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) punctual
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
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 of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) disorganised
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) patient
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) easily distracted
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💪 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
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.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
39. 39.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three

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