Question: If you could go back in time and fix one thing in your career path, what would it be and why?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Given the opportunity to go back and change a choice you’ve made professionally, would you do it? If so, what would it be?

Follow-up questions:

How would you feel after fixing this one thing?
Do you have any regrets regarding this?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Unconventional

Skills:

Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Systems Analysis,Systems Evaluation

Abilities:

Cognitive – Deductive Reasoning,Cognitive – Originality

Other Factors:

Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personal Improvement (Growth),Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Rapport Building Question

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People,Mental Processes – Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

This is primarily a rapport-building question, but you can also look out for analysis and evaluation skills, taking responsibility for one’s actions, and learning from mistakes.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Look out for extremely negative responses that show unhappiness, anger towards others, and blaming others for choices the interviewee made.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/marketing-interview-questions