business
January 20, 2026
The job interview question this talent leader always asks to 'see how people think about themselves'
Sandra Oliver, Global Assurance Talent Leader at accounting firm EY, likes to ask candidates in job interviews about a goal they achieved and one they didn't.
TL;DR
- EY's Sandra Oliver asks candidates about achieved and unachieved goals to gauge self-awareness.
- Discussing failures and lessons learned is crucial in job interviews.
- Recent graduates may struggle with talking about challenges compared to successes.
- Success in the workforce is measured differently than academic achievements.
- Reframing failure by focusing on lessons learned and adopting a growth mindset is beneficial.
- Experiencing failure and its consequences can lead to learning and future improvement.
Continue reading the original article