Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 502 · 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.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) none
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) patient
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) often late
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) curious (d) well organised
7. 7.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) putting things off
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) curious
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) often late (d) good with numbers
23. 23.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) very honest
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) easily distracted
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 get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) patient
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) impatient
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
40. 40.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False

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