Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 415 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.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) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very detailed
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) often late
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) a quick learner
11. 11.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) patient (d) easily distracted
14. 14.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) curious (d) good with numbers
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) punctual
19. 19.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) often late
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) patient (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) a team player
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) curious (d) often late
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) patient
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) impatient (d) punctual

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