Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 704 · 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: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) disorganised (d) impatient
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) curious
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) impatient (d) punctual
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
6. 6.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
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.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) curious
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) a quick learner
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) curious
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) a team player
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) often late (d) impatient
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) impatient
20. 20.💪 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
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) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) curious (c) a quick learner (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 poor answer (b) a good answer
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) often late (d) good with numbers
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
35. 35.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.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) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
39. 39.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False

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