Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 732 · 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) a quick learner (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) well organised (d) putting things off
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) patient
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) patient
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
19. 19.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) punctual
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) impatient
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) patient
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) patient
28. 28.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) disorganised
31. 31.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
32. 32.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.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
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? “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
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) often late (c) curious (d) a team player

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