Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 736 · 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: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) curious (d) patient
3. 3.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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
10. 10.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) putting things off
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) very detailed
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) well organised
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) often late
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) well organised (d) punctual
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) putting things off
28. 28.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
31. 31.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
36. 36.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) well organised
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) two or three (d) just one word
40. 40.💪 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

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