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When it comes right down to reality, there is very little in this life that we, as individuals, actually own. Think about it: Do you own your own home? Or does a bank or mortgage company own it and you’re paying them for the right to live there? How about your car? Do you own it outright, or are you paying off a bank loan, leasing or finance company for the privilege to use the vehicle until that loan is paid off? If you’re lucky and have managed to actually pay off those debts, then those items of “real property” might actually be considered your possessions. Of course, even after paying off your home, you might still be paying ongoing property taxes for the land your home sits on, in perpetuity! 

And yes, there are other items that you might actually own, like appliances, furniture, clothing, etc. But beyond that, what else do you really own?

Your name and identity!

Who you are and how you represent yourself are, in fact, your most important possessions. While your identity can be ...  (read more:  https://hanklondon.com/who-are-you/)

Every few weeks we pose a question you might get asked during an interview and a suggestion on how you might formulate your answer.

This week’s question:

Tell us how you've dealt with a recent mistake?

This is a rather routine question employers ask to help get a better picture of a candidates’ ability to take responsibility for their actions. The best way to approach your answer is to turn any negative into a positive. In a non-braggadocio way, describe how you rectified or improved a situation. Providing a broad-strokes description of the problem and the actions you took to correct the situation should suffice, rather than going into all the minutia and mundane aspects of your performance. If the interviewer wants to know more, they'll ask you for more detail. Don’t hesitate to let your inquisitor know what you learned from your mistake or the situation and how you’ve learned enough to keep the same mistakes from happening again.

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