Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 428 · 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.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) True (b) False
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
3. 3.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) impatient
7. 7.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
11. 11.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) punctual (d) a team player
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
32. 32.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) curious
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
40. 40.💪 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

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