Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 787 · 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) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) very detailed
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) easily distracted
8. 8.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
9. 9.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) none (d) just one word
10. 10.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) punctual
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) well organised
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) putting things off
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) curious (d) punctual
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.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) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) patient (d) easily distracted
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) well organised
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) often late (d) a quick learner
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) often late
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
35. 35.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
37. 37.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer

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