Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 662 · 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 organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
3. 3.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) just one word (d) two or three
4. 4.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
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 a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) disorganised
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) often late (d) well organised
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) putting things off
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
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) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
33. 33.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very humble
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) easily distracted
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted

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