Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 45 · 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) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) curious (d) poor at saying no
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) often late
4. 4.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
5. 5.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
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: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) often late
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
12. 12.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) well organised
15. 15.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) well organised
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) often late
27. 27.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) calm under pressure
30. 30.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) a team player
33. 33.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) a team player
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) curious (d) well organised
40. 40.💪 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

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