Hindsight is always 20/20, they say. Your answer will not only reveal your attitude and perspective on your failures, missed opportunities, and detours in your career but how you learn from experiences and if you apply those lessons to shore up your future success. One's career trajectory is rarely a straight line. And those experiences inform and shape our character. So how you answer will speak to your emotional intelligence and sophistication. Consider these points when answering this question.

If you are to align your interests with theirs, you'll have to go above and beyond in your research on the company's values and culture. You'll want to incorporate their language into your own to showcase how you already embrace their ideology, making you a good match.

Most companies' interview questions can be answered using their website if you know where to look. For example, this collection of key phrases was easily found on Sykes's website; "We gain the knowledge and skills to grow our careers, regardless of where our lives lead us. We have daily opportunities to solve challenges, experience cool, new, leading-edge technology and software, and have the power to make every day better than before. We help people, one caring interaction at a time."