Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 521 · 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 lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) curious
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) curious
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) impatient (d) punctual
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
10. 10.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
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.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
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) often late
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) twenty
18. 18.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
22. 22.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) well organised
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
32. 32.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) a quick learner (d) often late
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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