Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 701 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) often late
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) none (d) two or three
9. 9.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) patient
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) putting things off
16. 16.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) disorganised
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
28. 28.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
29. 29.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
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) a team player
36. 36.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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) putting things off

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