Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 512 · 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 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
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
14. 14.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) punctual
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) a team player
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) often late (d) punctual
27. 27.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) poor at saying no
29. 29.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
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) none (d) twenty
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) curious (d) often late
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) curious (d) often late
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) impatient (d) easily distracted

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