Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 50 · 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 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
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
3. 3.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) none
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
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) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) a team player (d) well organised
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
23. 23.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
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
25. 25.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
29. 29.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) curious
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) a team player
39. 39.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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