Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 44 · 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 am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) patient
8. 8.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) twenty (d) just one word
10. 10.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) impatient
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) curious
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
22. 22.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) curious
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
27. 27.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) punctual
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) often late
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) repeating the word
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) often late

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