Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

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

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