Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 998 · 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
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) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
7. 7.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
8. 8.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
19. 19.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) curious
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.💪 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
23. 23.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) easily distracted
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) often late
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
31. 31.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) just one word
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) impatient (d) disorganised
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) punctual (c) patient (d) easily distracted
36. 36.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) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.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

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