Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 566 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) calm under pressure
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.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
6. 6.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
7. 7.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) often late (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) easily distracted
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) a team player (d) disorganised
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) well organised
20. 20.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
25. 25.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
27. 27.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) easily distracted
31. 31.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) none (d) two or three
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) often late (d) putting things off
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) disorganised (d) patient
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) often late
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
39. 39.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
40. 40.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

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