Questions from hiring managers:
- Tell me about a time where you messed up things?
Tips on how to avoid these traps
- Listen to the question carefully. Decide what traits the interviewer might be trying to assess before choosing a story.
- Tell a real story that involves YOU as the primary actor (no hyptheticals)
- Practice using a storytelling framework like STAR.
- Get to the point but expect follow up questions.
What if you don’t have a story that applies:
- Pick something closely related if possible
- Expect to be interrupted or redirected (that’s ok)