Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 444 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) putting things off
5. 5.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
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 good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) often late
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) punctual (d) curious
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) repeating the word
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) often late
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) shy in big groups (c) patient (d) punctual
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) calm under pressure
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) putting things off
38. 38.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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