Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 665 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) twenty (d) just one word
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) often late (d) a team player
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) curious
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
6. 6.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
7. 7.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) well organised
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) a team player (d) often late
12. 12.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) patient
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.💪 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
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: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) well organised
21. 21.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
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) putting things off
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) punctual (d) impatient
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
35. 35.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.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

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