Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 91 · 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.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
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) well organised (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
7. 7.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
12. 12.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
16. 16.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) putting things off
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) a team player (d) patient
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) often late
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) often late
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) patient (d) impatient
37. 37.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) repeating the word
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed

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