Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 590 · 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) patient (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) punctual
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
6. 6.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) often late
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) patient (d) a team player
9. 9.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) none
10. 10.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
11. 11.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) disorganised
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) patient
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
15. 15.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
17. 17.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) a quick learner
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
22. 22.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) curious (d) punctual
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) punctual
33. 33.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
34. 34.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) patient
36. 36.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) calm under pressure (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.💪 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

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