Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 827 · 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.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) a real example
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
5. 5.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) patient (d) often late
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) punctual
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) curious
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) putting things off
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
27. 27.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
34. 34.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
36. 36.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
37. 37.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) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) twenty (c) none (d) just one word
40. 40.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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