Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 817 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) impatient
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
4. 4.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
5. 5.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
6. 6.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) shy in big groups
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.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
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) curious (c) a team player (d) often late
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) a team player
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.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) impatient
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
38. 38.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) not genuine
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised

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