Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 845 · 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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
2. 2.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) just one word (d) twenty
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
10. 10.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
16. 16.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) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) patient
28. 28.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
29. 29.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) disorganised
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) a team player (d) disorganised
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) impatient
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) putting things off
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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