Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 795 · 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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) easily distracted
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) punctual
4. 4.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
9. 9.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
10. 10.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) a real example
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
12. 12.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) patient
14. 14.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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) a team player (d) curious
16. 16.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
21. 21.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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 good answer (b) a poor answer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) curious
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) patient (d) calm under pressure
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) disorganised
39. 39.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students