Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 548 · 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) a team player
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) impatient
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) well organised
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) a quick learner
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
19. 19.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) curious
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) disorganised (d) patient
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) curious
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) often late
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) curious

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