Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 800 · 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.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) curious
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) punctual
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) punctual
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very honest
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.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
10. 10.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) just one word (d) two or three
11. 11.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.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) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) well organised (d) putting things off
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) curious
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) patient
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
30. 30.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) impatient
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) a team player
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
38. 38.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) punctual (d) putting things off
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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