Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 489 · 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.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) disorganised
5. 5.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) curious
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) often late
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) a team player (d) easily distracted
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
27. 27.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.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
40. 40.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty

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