Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 659 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
3. 3.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
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.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
10. 10.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very humble
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) often late (d) disorganised
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
20. 20.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
21. 21.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
22. 22.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
29. 29.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
33. 33.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) curious
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) a team player
37. 37.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) calm under pressure
40. 40.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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