Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 466 · 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: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) well organised
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) curious
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
13. 13.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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) curious
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) twenty (d) just one word
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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