Now here is a tricky behavioral question and if you don’t answer this carefully, you would be digging your own grave. The interviewer wants to understand what kind of mistakes you made, how did you approach it and how well you would perform if you are HIRED for the job. Some tips to answer the question:

• Talk about a mistake you made which you were able to rectify and which didn’t cause any CRITICAL DAMAGE to your organization.
• Talk about what you learned while working on fixing the mistake.
• Avoid any mistake that represents any FLAW in your personality.

Sample answer:

I remember an instance when I joined my first company. I was asked to work on two projects simultaneously and I accepted it even though I knew I would not be able to handle it. I did not want to tell my manager that I cannot handle it as I did not want him to think less of me. I was not supposed to tell either of clients that I was working on another project which caused me double stress due to which I was not able to meet the deadlines for the assignments. I realized I should have clearly communicated this with my manager and then my manager understood the situation and allocated a new resource to work with me to complete the project delivery. I learned the importance of keeping my supervisors UPDATED with any task and being open to them if I am facing any roadblocks.