Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 423 · 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 of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
2. 2.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
6. 6.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
10. 10.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very humble
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) impatient (d) disorganised
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) curious
15. 15.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) often late
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) a team player
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) putting things off
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) putting things off
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) disorganised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
36. 36.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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