Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 627 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) patient
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) often late (d) a quick learner
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
6. 6.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) punctual (d) putting things off
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) impatient
10. 10.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
11. 11.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
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) often late
16. 16.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
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) well organised (d) calm under pressure
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) punctual
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) punctual
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) patient (d) well organised
24. 24.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
30. 30.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
33. 33.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
34. 34.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 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

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