Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 608 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) curious
3. 3.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) none
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) often late
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) a team player
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) impatient
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) curious (d) patient
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too humble (d) it is too detailed
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) a quick learner (d) often late
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
23. 23.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very honest
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) a team player
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) often late
31. 31.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) patient (d) calm under pressure
33. 33.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) a team player (d) putting things off
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer

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