Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 528 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
2. 2.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) punctual (d) a team player
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) often late
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
22. 22.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) easily distracted
30. 30.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.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
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) patient
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) often late
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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