Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 612 · 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: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) disorganised
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) often late
7. 7.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty
8. 8.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) impatient
15. 15.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) putting things off
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) curious (d) putting things off
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) punctual (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
34. 34.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
37. 37.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
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off

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