Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 55 · 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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) impatient
2. 2.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.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
12. 12.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
13. 13.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very humble
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
18. 18.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.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) True (b) False
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) curious
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers

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