Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 599 · 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) a team player (b) punctual (c) curious (d) easily distracted
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) disorganised
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) disorganised (d) often late
4. 4.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
7. 7.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) curious
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very humble
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
17. 17.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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
26. 26.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) putting things off
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) curious (c) patient (d) a quick learner
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) a team player
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) impatient
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) putting things off
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) easily distracted

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