Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 706 · 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 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
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) curious (d) well organised
5. 5.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) punctual
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
12. 12.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) curious
15. 15.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
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) disorganised
19. 19.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) curious
22. 22.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) disorganised
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) punctual
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) patient
30. 30.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) twenty
31. 31.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
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
39. 39.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
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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