Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 617 · 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.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) patient (d) good with numbers
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) often late
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) patient
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) impatient
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) just one word (d) twenty
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
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) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
37. 37.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) putting things off (d) curious
40. 40.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True

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