Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 42 · 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.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) putting things off
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) curious
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) curious
8. 8.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too humble (d) it is too detailed
9. 9.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very detailed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.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) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) impatient
17. 17.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) two or three
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) often late
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
26. 26.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
28. 28.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.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
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) putting things off

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