Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 637 · 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) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.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) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) punctual (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
8. 8.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) often late
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) curious (d) a quick learner
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
17. 17.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) a team player (d) well organised
22. 22.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
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a team player (c) impatient (d) punctual
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) a team player
31. 31.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) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
33. 33.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) disorganised

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