Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 788 · 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: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) curious
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) often late (c) punctual (d) a team player
8. 8.💪 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
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.💪 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
11. 11.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.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
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
21. 21.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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) poor at saying no
23. 23.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) impatient
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) a team player
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
32. 32.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) none (d) just one word
33. 33.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very detailed
34. 34.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
35. 35.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) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off

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