Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of HR

TRAPS: 

There are some questions your interviewer has no business asking, and this is one. But

while you may feel like answering, “none of your business,” naturally you can’t. Some interviewers ask this

question on the chance you admit to something, but if not, at least they’ll see how you think on your feet.

Some unprepared candidates, flustered by this question, unburden themselves of guilt from their personal life

or career, perhaps expressing regrets regarding a parent, spouse, child, etc. All such answers can be

disastrous.

BEST ANSWER:

 As with faults and weaknesses, never confess a regret. But don’t seem as if you’re

stonewalling either.

Best strategy: Say you harbor no regrets, then add a principle or habit you practice regularly for healthy

human relations.

Example:

 Pause for reflection, as if the question never occurred to you. Then say, “You know, I really can’t

think of anything.” (Pause again, then add): “I would add that as a general management principle, I’ve found

that the best way to avoid regrets is to avoid causing them in the first place. I practice one habit that helps

me a great deal in this regard. At the end of each day, I mentally review the day’s events and conversations

to take a second look at the people and developments I’m involved with and do a doublecheck of what

they’re likely to be feeling. Sometimes I’ll see things that do need more follow-up, whether a pat on the back,

or maybe a five minute chat in someone’s office to make sure we’re clear on things…whatever.”

“I also like to make each person feel like a member of an elite team, like the Boston Celtics or LA Lakers in

their prime. I’ve found that if you let each team member know you expect excellence in their performance…if

you work hard to set an example yourself…and if you let people know you appreciate and respect their

feelings, you wind up with a highly motivated group, a team that’s having fun at work because they’re striving

for excellence rather than brooding over slights or regrets.”

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