The goal of your response is to show that you welcome feedback, respond professionally, learn from it, and willingly take the necessary steps to improve. Avoid discussing a time when you received criticism about your character. Instead, consider providing an example where you received feedback on your skill level and were able to make noticeable improvements. Also, avoid discussing criticism surrounding skills that are integral to performing in this role. End on a positive note, and how this scenario, and the steps you took, helped you grow, thereby furthering your career.

"(Situation) Last year, while working as the research manager for Company XYX, my director sat me down during my performance review and asked that I submit my weekly documentation faster than I had been. I agreed with his feedback. I knew I preferred working on other tasks over typing up reports. (Task) However, I understood that timely documentation was critical to the success of our projects. (Action) I started to time block my calendar, giving myself three 20-minute time slots every day to complete my documentation. I set the time and did the work with no excuses. (Result) Eventually, the documentation became a natural part of my workflow. Now, my documentation is detailed and always on time."

When delivering your answers, try not to be in the emotional state of that moment. So, if it was difficult receiving that feedback, or if it was delivered in a confrontational manner, you want to examine that situation objectively, removing any emotional components. Practice being in the emotional state you want to convey. If the example you've chosen doesn't allow you to remove yourself emotionally and observe it situationally, think of another. You want your answer to resonate with authentic sincerity.