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Sue is a Recruiter and Talent Sourcer with over 13 years of experience sourcing and interviewing candidates for a variety of roles and industries, including Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Financial, e-Commerce. She
Amazon doesn't want to hire someone who makes excuses and blames others for their mistakes. This type of person doesn't usually learn from their failures and is difficult to work with. Your response to this question will reveal the kinds of risks you take and the habits you possess and define your perceptions of success and failure.

Sue is a Recruiter and Talent Sourcer with over 13 years of experience sourcing and interviewing candidates for a variety of roles and industries, including Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Financial, e-Commerce. She
You need to demonstrate how you dealt with a problematic situation, turned it into a learning experience, and avoided repeating the mistake. Use the STAR method (Situation/Task, Approach, and Results) to prepare your story, detailing what you learned from your experience. Everyone makes mistakes, so don't say that you have never failed.

Sue is a Recruiter and Talent Sourcer with over 13 years of experience sourcing and interviewing candidates for a variety of roles and industries, including Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Financial, e-Commerce. She
"In my past position, I was responsible for managing a project for one of our biggest clients, and I was so eager to please them that I told them we could finish the project within two weeks. I thought this was doable, but it took twice as much time, and the client was not happy. I should have been more conservative in my estimate to the client. I realized that a client isn't going to be upset if you're clear about the timeline in advance, but they're going to be disappointed if you promise something and then don't deliver. I used this experience to learn how to manage my clients' expectations. For example, on my next project with a different client, I told them it would take four weeks to complete the marketing campaign, and we were able to finish in three weeks, ahead of schedule - making the client very happy."
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