Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 410 · 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) curious (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) patient
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) good with numbers
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
10. 10.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) just one word (d) twenty
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) patient (d) easily distracted
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
19. 19.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) disorganised
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) putting things off
35. 35.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very humble
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
37. 37.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed

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