Behavioral & Fit
"Tell me about a time you failed." What is the interviewer actually testing, and how should you structure the answer?
Model answer
They test self-awareness, accountability, and resilience, not whether you've ever failed. Use STAR: Situation/Task (real, non-trivial stakes), Action (your specific decisions), Result (the failure,…
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