Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 457 · 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) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
2. 2.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
3. 3.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
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) often late
6. 6.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) patient
8. 8.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
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.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) often late
22. 22.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) disorganised
24. 24.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) a team player
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) easily distracted
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) curious
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
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) a team player (b) patient (c) often late (d) punctual
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) patient (d) well organised
39. 39.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
40. 40.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True

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