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Anonymous A
on Oct 01, 2019
Global

What was your biggest defeat so far?

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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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on Jun 07, 2025

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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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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