How you answer this question will offer insights into your experience level and emotional maturity as a professional. How a candidate approaches failure is a good indicator of their integrity, work ethic, experience, emotional intelligence, and professional worth. Candidates who take responsibility for their mistakes, learn from them, and take charge of their development are more likely to be successful in the long term. Those who try to cover up their failures or don't learn from them are more likely to repeat them.

Another of BP's three simple beliefs is, "play to win," where they say, "Be accountable. We follow through on our promises. When we can't, or make mistakes, we own it." They advise their candidates to "relax and answer the questions honestly. Take time to think about a question before you answer it."

To showcase your emotional intelligence, detail how you hold yourself accountable, confront your fears, do what is right, how you evaluate and learn from your mistakes, and apply them to your professional growth. Showcase your confidence and the strength of your character, and that you recognize success cannot be achieved without failure along the way.

"I love what James Barrie said, something about the best of us are all failures. I look at failure as a stepping stone towards each success. One of my last failures was about a year ago when I applied for this position and never got an interview. I examined why and realized I was jumping the gun and had to work a little harder to be eligible for the position. So, I kept at it, and a year later I got this interview, which is a step in the right direction."