Interviewer: If you could start your career over again, what would you do differently?
Kevin: If I could start my career over again, I would be more proactive and ask for more advice from my senior colleagues and managers.
Interviewer: And why would you do that differently?
Kevin: I realized that one of the best ways to get better at a job is to talk with people who have been doing it for a long time. But when I was first beginning my career, I was too shy to ask for help or advice. I didn’t want my co-workers to think that I didn’t know what I was doing.
Interviewer: I see. Do you ask for help or advice now?
Kevin: Sure. If a colleague knows a lot about a certain topic, then I always talk to them to see what they think. It is a great way to learn and get new ideas.
Patterns and Examples
If I could start my career over again, I would ____________________. I ____________________.
- If I could start my career over again, I would pay more attention to my senior colleagues’ advice. I would listen more to them and learn from them.
- If I could start my career over again, I would take more risks. I was very cautious when I first started my career, and I think it was a mistake.
If I could restart my career and do something differently, then I would ____________________.
- If I could restart my career and do something differently, then I would be more outgoing at work.
- If I could restart my career and do something differently, then I would ask for help more often.
I would like to go back and ____________________. I would ____________________.
- I would like to go back and do my whole first year differently. I would work harder.
- I would like to go back and change my attitude at the beginning of my career. I would be more positive and open-minded.
