Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 731 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) often late
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) none (d) just one word
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) punctual
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
13. 13.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
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) calm under pressure
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) curious (d) a quick learner
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) calm under pressure
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) disorganised
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) curious (d) disorganised
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word

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