Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 476 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.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
5. 5.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) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) curious
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
8. 8.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) curious
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) often late
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
21. 21.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
23. 23.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) often late
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) punctual
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) patient (c) often late (d) disorganised
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) very honest
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) a team player
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
40. 40.💪 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

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