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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
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate

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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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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