#22: Looking back, what would you do differently in your life?

TRAPS: This question is usually asked to uncover any life-influencing mistakes, regrets, disappointments or problems that may continue to affect your personality and performance.

You do not want to give the interviewer anything negative to remember you by, such as some great personal or career disappointment, even long ago, that you wish could have been avoided.

Nor do you wish to give any answer which may hint that your whole heart and soul will not be in your work.

BEST ANSWER: Indicate that you are a happy, fulfilled, optimistic person and that, in general, you wouldn’t change a thing.

Example: “It’s been a good life, rich in learning and experience, and the best it yet to come. Every experience in life is a lesson it its own way. I wouldn’t change a thing.”
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

"There are no do-overs in life. You learn from your mistakes and successes, benefiting from the experience and move on."

Anonymous said...

It is up to us how we handle an incident. Personally, I do not consider an unsuccessful event a mistake, I try to learn from it and make it an experience.

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