Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 647 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
3. 3.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.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) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) patient
9. 9.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
12. 12.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) not genuine
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) well organised
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) impatient
23. 23.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
26. 26.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
27. 27.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
30. 30.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) disorganised
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
36. 36.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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