Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 903 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) often late
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
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? “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
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
11. 11.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) curious
13. 13.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
15. 15.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
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) patient (d) curious
18. 18.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) well organised (c) a quick learner (d) patient
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) good with numbers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) curious
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) disorganised
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
26. 26.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) impatient
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) putting things off
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) curious (c) impatient (d) often late
37. 37.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
39. 39.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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