Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 416 · 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) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) patient (d) often late
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) often late
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) well organised (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
18. 18.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
23. 23.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) often late
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
31. 31.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
34. 34.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) patient
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) False (b) True
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) often late

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