Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 708 · 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 honest (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) often late (d) putting things off
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) often late
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) often late
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) patient
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) often late (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
14. 14.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) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
16. 16.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
23. 23.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
27. 27.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) patient
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) good with numbers
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.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) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) good with numbers
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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.💪 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
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) impatient
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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