Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 790 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) disorganised
4. 4.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
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) not genuine
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) patient
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) curious
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
18. 18.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
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) well organised
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) curious
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) curious
29. 29.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) False (b) True
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) often late
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
39. 39.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
40. 40.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three

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