Tell me about a setback you faced on the job.

Early in my internship, I was set loose to work with a client. Now, my mentor was constantly in my periphery but stepped away to guide another intern when I was collecting initial data from my client. I did a play-by-play when I asked questions, but I didn't ask enough questions, and the answers they provided me contained all sorts of red flags that should have generated more questions, but I failed to listen. As a result, when I started the project, I had trouble understanding the data I was working on. When I recruited the help and advice of my mentor, they asked me to go over the conversation I had with the client. They then suggested the questions I should have asked and the cues I missed. I didn't ask enough questions, and I missed important information and made mistakes. But those were mistakes I never made again.