Failure and Mistake Story Rewrite
Tell a failure story that shows judgment and growth.
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Help me tell a story about a mistake or failure. The situation: [SITUATION]. What went wrong and my part in it: [WHAT_WENT_WRONG]. What I did to fix it: [WHAT_I_DID]. What changed afterward: [WHAT_CHANGED]. Role I am applying for: [TARGET_ROLE]. Return: BEFORE: my story as I would tell it now, with problems in brackets ([blames others], [too much detail], [no ownership], [no lesson], [too trivial], [too severe for this role], [ends with a cliché lesson]). AFTER: a rewrite of about 150 words in this structure: brief context, my decision or mistake (owning it), the impact, how I responded, what I changed in my process, and a later example where the change helped. Example ending: "Since then I run a two-minute pre-mortem before every launch, and the last three launches shipped without a rollback." CHECKS: is the failure real but not disqualifying? Does it show judgment rather than carelessness? Is it consistent with references? FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS: five likely follow-ups and strong outlines. ALTERNATIVE STORIES: two other mistake stories I might use, with the questions to draw out their lessons. Don't invent consequences or changes; mark missing facts as [ADD DETAIL].
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