Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 609 · 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) often late (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
2. 2.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very humble
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
6. 6.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
7. 7.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
8. 8.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
11. 11.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) disorganised
15. 15.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
30. 30.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
33. 33.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) impatient
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.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
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) patient

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