Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 582 · 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) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) well organised (d) good with numbers
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.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) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
5. 5.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) often late
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.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
12. 12.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) patient
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) a team player
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) impatient
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) impatient (d) punctual
30. 30.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) not genuine
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) often late (d) easily distracted
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) well organised (d) good with numbers
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) patient (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) two or three
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) patient
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) a team player
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) disorganised

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