Biggest Failures Flashcards

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Tell me about a time when you failed.

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Quand j’étais teamlead d’élé dans chinook, un de mes mandats était de recruter et former de nouveaux membres. Des 3 nouveaux membres que j’avais dans mon équipe, 2 sont partis.

J’aurais pu mettre moins d’emphase sur l’aspect technique de mon implication et mettre plus d’énergie sur l’aspect formation intégration de mon rôle.

J’ai appris que certaines situations requiert que je lâche prise sur le côté technique (qui est ma spécialité).

Answering Tip: Everybody fails sometimes, and it shows humility to admit it. Always highlight the takeaway and what you learnt from the experience.

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Have you ever made a mistake?

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Mon orientation professionnel. C’était un choix stratégique mais j’ai réaliser que pour une carrière ça prend de la passion.

Answering Tip: Of course you have! Be honest and describe the mistake and what you learned from it. This can be a personal mistake you made and learned from. The interviewer is wanting to know more about your attitude towards how you handle mistakes.

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Tell me about a big mistake you’ve made on the job and how you handled it.

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Chez Nep, quand j’ai commencé à travailler à temps plein. Je devais refaire mon projet de stage qui avait trop de bugs. J’avais fait une conception bcp trop compliquer pour rien.
1- Je me suis avoué que j’avais pas pris la bonne décision
2- j’ai réfléchi à comment j’allais l’améliorer
3- J’ai restructurer le projet à partir de l’expérience acquise dans un projet subséquent
4- J’ai été transparent avec le teamlead

Answering Tip: Choose a mistake from when you first started working on a job and describe your progression.

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Tell me of a time when you didn’t meet your goals.

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CHINOOK 8 requis minimum

Answering Tip: Choose a story with an acceptable solution. It’s ok to not always meet your goals, as long as you had valid reasons and achieved something at the end.

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What is your biggest regret at work?

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Answering Tip: Keep it goal focused and don’t insert anything personal. The lighter you keep this, the better.

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Are you someone who learns from failures?

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Oui. Pour moi, un échec, c’est pas juste du négatif; on peut toujours tirer des leçons d’un échec

Answering Tip: Describe why you enjoy feedback, even in the form of failures. Present failures as lessons.

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Tell me about a time when you tried something risky and failed.

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un de mes cours, le prof nous prof nous avait donner 3 choix de projets, parmi les 3 il avait mentionner que le 3e était souvent pas réussi, mais on a décider de le prendre pareil et on a échoué le projet (pas le cours).

Answering Tip: Bring humor into it. This is a great way to also be honest and transparent about your failures!

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Tell me about a decision that you’ve regretted and how you overcame it.

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Ça m’a pas vrm arrivé jusqu’à présent.

Answering Tip: Allow the interview to see your vulnerable side and your attitude towards overcoming bad decisions.

Bonus Example: Don’t be afraid to talk about your failures, as long as you can present them in a way that you learned something from them. Go to tech communities like “F**k Up Nights” where people tell stories about failure and get some ideas on how to frame your failures.

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