interview question what was your biggest failure?
90330
Three tips for answering questions about failures and mistakes successfully. Spend more time explaining what you have learned about yourself than the experience: Instead of dwelling on what went wrong, identify the reasons behind the incident and emphasise what you have learned and what you now do differently.
126455
['Be true to yourself and the interviewer: ... ', 'Let your answer be simple and lucid: ... ', "It's better to prepare first hand rather than getting stuck: ... ", 'Make sure that your goals and vision are achievable by properly framing them as a short term goal and long term goal:']
378993
['Failure to use appropriate risk metrics. ... ', 'Mismeasurement of known risks. ... ', 'Failure to take known risks into account. ... ', 'Failure in communicating risks to top management. ... ', 'Failure in monitoring and managing risks.']
158967
['Paying too much attention to detail.', 'Wanting to do everything at once.', 'Spending too long on paperwork.', 'Having a lack of clinical experience (for new grads)']
1233928
['Refusal to Pivot.', 'Underestimating Administrative Tasks. ... ', 'Trying To Do It All. ... ', 'Lack of Sales. ... ', 'Unsustainable Growth. ... ', 'Inventory Mismanagement. ... ', 'Failure to Understand Customer Behavior Today. ... ', 'No Business Plan or Poor Planning. ... ']
483263
['1) Scope Creep. ... ', '2) Lack of Effective Leadership. ... ', '3) Unsupported Project Management Culture. ... ', '4) The Accidental Project Manager. ... ', '5) Poor Monitoring & Controls. ... ', '6) Unreliable Estimates. ... ', '7) No Risk Management. ... ', '8) The Poorly Understood Business Case.']
507061
["Choose one specific area that you're actively working on improving.", "If you're going to mention being weak in a certain area, make sure that you do not say anything that's vital or crucial to the job you're interviewing for."]
950914
If you regret turning down that great job opportunity, tell the interviewer how you overcame the mistake in the long run. You say: “Rather than feeling sorry for myself because I turned down the XYZ job, I started looking for other opportunities that I knew could lead me to great—possibly better—learning experiences.”
877868
Choose a weakness that wouldn't be a deal-breaker, and then describe how you overcame it. For example, describe a time when you realized your skills needed brushing up and then talk about what you've done to improve yourself.
698515
First up is Francine. When she's asked, "What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?" Francine responds, "My strength is that I'm a hard worker. My weakness is that I get stressed when I miss a deadline because someone else dropped the ball." This answer is unimaginative, a no-brainer.
358531
['Tell me about a time when you handled a challenging situation. ... ', 'Tell me about a time when you made a mistake and how you handled it. ... ', 'Tell me about a time when you (or your boss) made an unpopular decision that had to be executed by your team.']
203352
['Lack of Focus: A mistake that entrepreneurs usually do is not focusing on their capability. ... ', 'Treating Yourself As A Monopoly: ... ', 'Relying On Yourself Alone: ... ', 'Lack of Funds: ... ', 'Lack of Marketing:']
1112973
['Lack Of Direction From Yourself or Others. ... ', 'Being Afraid of Failure. ... ', 'Being Afraid of Rejection. ... ', 'Never Changing or Adapting to the Situation. ... ', 'Not Thinking Proactively. ... ', 'You Rationalize and Never Improve.']
725042
['Smile! ... ', 'Balance between confidence and arrogance. ... ', 'Read your interviewer. ... ', 'Ensure you get your whole picture in. ... ', 'Prepare questions for them – show off more!']
1267337
Example:“My greatest weakness is that I sometimes focus too much on the details of a project and spend too much time analyzing the finer points. I've been striving to improve in this area by checking in with myself at regular intervals and giving myself a chance to re-focusing on the bigger picture.
1117912
['Answer 1: "I didn\'t have enough challenges. After a while, all the projects became repetitive. ... ', 'Answer 2: "Lack of stability. After three company acquisitions, I had five bosses in three years. ... ', 'Answer 3: "In my last job, my boss was overbearing and wouldn\'t let me do my job.']
4948
Example: “My greatest weakness is that I sometimes have a hard time letting go of a project. I'm the biggest critic of my work, and I can always find something that needs to be improved or changed. To help myself improve in this area, I give myself deadlines for revisions.