Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 810 · 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) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
2. 2.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) punctual
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) impatient
6. 6.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
10. 10.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
15. 15.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) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) a team player
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
37. 37.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
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) punctual
40. 40.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False

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