Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 613 · 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) curious (b) putting things off (c) well organised (d) a team player
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) impatient
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) often late
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.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
17. 17.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) patient
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) well organised
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) often late
24. 24.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very humble
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) none
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a team player (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) good with numbers
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) often late
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
32. 32.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) well organised (d) punctual
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) curious
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) often late (d) a quick learner
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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.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

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