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Anonymous A
on Oct 01, 2019
Global

What was your biggest defeat so far?

How would you answer this question in your Personal Fit interview? Receive feedback on your answer and browse through the Q&As to review the approaches of other applicants and experts.

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Ian
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on Feb 17, 2020
Top US BCG / MBB Coach - 5,000 sessions |Tech, Platinion, Big 4 | 9/9 personal interviews passed | 95% candidate success

The key here is to turn your defeat into a victory at the end. So, reach the climax of the story where you face defeat, but then finish by talking about how you tried again, persevered, took a new approach, etc. and eventually achieved a big victory. Alternatively, finish by saying what you've learned, how much stronger it has made you in x category, or how you always use this as a reminder to do x.

Anonymous E
on Mar 09, 2024

Mich nicht durchgesetzt zu haben, und mich selbst dadurch kaputt gemacht. 

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on Mar 14, 2025

Hab mehr Selbstbewusstsein, du schaffst das alles!

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Anonymous F
on Apr 13, 2025

not becoming millionare so far

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Anonymous G
on Apr 13, 2025

having not made a marathon 

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on Apr 29, 2025

during working with my father once i did the deal wronged because of procrastination that was the biggest defeated for me at the starting of my career 
but latter i correct my mistake and the meeting went well but i lost my tour oppotunity

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Anonymous C
edited on Mar 13, 2022

I organised and promoted a big event but only two people turned up

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on Jun 26, 2023

realising that my ambitions are sometimes above my abilities and that I need to stick to grinding the work out to get there

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Anonymous B
on Jan 19, 2022

a basketball game

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Anonymous D
on Aug 30, 2023

Scrum Zertifizierung nicht geschafft

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7 hrs ago

When I was working on a task but I didn;t addressed a mistake that i knew while I was working on the same, later my manager asked me that due to some silly mistakes by my end, the output got all rugged and pointless

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