Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 873 · 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 detailed (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) not genuine
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) often late (d) patient
4. 4.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) patient (d) well organised
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) twenty
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) well organised
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) curious
23. 23.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) patient (c) curious (d) putting things off
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
30. 30.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) patient (d) a team player
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
35. 35.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
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) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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