Tell Us about the Wrong Turns in Your Career

Tell Us about the Wrong Turns in Your CareerTell Us about the Wrong Turns in Your CareerTell Us about the Wrong Turns in Your CareerGood hiring managers will always have their antennae up during job interviews for signs of a good or bad candidate. Recognizing the difference is a skill that comes from experience, gut feel, or both.Thats why they can reject you for any one of several reasons. Maybe they didnt like what you wore, or they didnt like your voice, or you reminded them of someone they knew - and didnt like - in the past. Or, on the rational side, it could be one of several reasons listed in a post this week at BNET.com titled Danger Bad Candidate zustrom Away One of those reasons was The candidate struggles to answer the question, What wrong turns or tragic decisions have you made in your career?If you cant answer that honestly, writer Mark Jaffe says, youre demonstrating that you cant do an honest, self-critical analysis. Owning up to mistakes and learning from them is a va lued trait in many, if not all, workplaces.I think its a good question to toss out to you for a discussionWhat wrong turns have you made in your career? (And in the end, did it work out to your satisfaction?)