Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 684 · 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? “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
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
4. 4.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
5. 5.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
7. 7.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
13. 13.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
14. 14.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) True (b) False
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
19. 19.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) often late (d) patient
24. 24.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) a team player
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
32. 32.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
33. 33.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) often late
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
39. 39.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
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer

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