Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 98 · 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.💪 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
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
6. 6.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.💪 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
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) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) curious (d) good with numbers
12. 12.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) none
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) patient
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very humble
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
17. 17.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
19. 19.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
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) False (b) True
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) punctual
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 a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) disorganised
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
29. 29.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
33. 33.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
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
35. 35.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) curious
37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) patient
38. 38.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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 a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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