How to Answer: Tell me about a time when you overcame a problem to finish a garment.
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers job interview.
11. Tell me about a time when you overcame a problem to finish a garment.
How to Answer
This question affords you a chance to showcase the most relevant quality that the employer is looking for in you.
During the interview, you should be on the lookout for key qualities that they're looking. You'll have to use your own judgment to choose which quality is best. Whichever quality you choose, the message you want to get across is that there's no problem that you can't overcome. Where there's a will, there's a way. In developing your response, explain the situation, tell the tasks you completed to overcome the problem, and end with the result.
Some qualities that you may want to consider highlighting include: teamwork, a strong work ethic, or creativity.
Written by Ryan Brown
Answer Example
"I was making my very first shirt. Just my luck, we were behind on a deadline and we needed to finish the shirt to be ready the next morning. The seams were puckering and I just didn't know how to handle it. The shirtmaker I worked under had to stay home that day, so I was by myself. So I did all the work that I could do and left that shirt alone. When the day was over, I went over to the shirtmaker's house and asked him for help. He taught me how to fix the puckering by setting the needle thread tension properly. I went back to the shop even though we were closed and I finished the sewing the shirt in time for the next morning."
Written by Ryan Brown