Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 774 · 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: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.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
6. 6.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
8. 8.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.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
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) putting things off
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
16. 16.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) poor at saying no
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) curious (d) disorganised
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) impatient
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) a quick learner
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) punctual

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