Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 434 · 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) often late (b) putting things off (c) well organised (d) impatient
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
3. 3.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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) impatient (d) patient
6. 6.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) none
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) patient
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.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
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) curious (d) disorganised
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) often late
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) well organised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
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.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) impatient
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) punctual
29. 29.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) patient
33. 33.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very honest
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) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
36. 36.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False

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