Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 449 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) curious (d) putting things off
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
3. 3.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) none
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) often late
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) often late
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
19. 19.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very humble
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) patient (d) impatient
21. 21.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a real example
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) often late
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) well organised (d) calm under pressure
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) patient (d) a team player
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) easily distracted
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) punctual (d) impatient
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) impatient (d) disorganised

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