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Job Interview Answer: What Have You Learned From Your Mistakes?

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When asked the job interview question "What have you learned from your mistakes?" be sure to give examples that turn a negative (a mistake) into a postive.

Examples of good responses include:

  • I think one of the most important things I've learned is persistence. Not to give up too soon, because the solution is probably right in front of me.
  • I have learned to give every person a second chance, because first impressions can often be misleading.
  • I used to think that there was one best solution to a problem, but I've learned that that kind of thinking limits the possibility of great success.

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