Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 94 · 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.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) good with numbers (c) patient (d) calm under pressure
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) none
10. 10.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim
11. 11.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very humble
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
13. 13.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) patient (d) curious
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.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
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) often late (d) a team player
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) good with numbers
37. 37.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) patient

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