Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 445 · 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) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) often late
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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) good with numbers
6. 6.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
11. 11.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) patient (d) impatient
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
16. 16.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) none (d) just one word
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
19. 19.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
23. 23.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) patient (d) a team player
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) putting things off
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
38. 38.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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