Interviewer: What is the biggest challenge you have ever dealt with?
Tina: The hardest time for me was when I was attending university. My parents were unable to pay for my school, so I had to pay for myself. I had three different part-time jobs. On top of that, I attended school full time. It was a very big challenge, but I did it. Now, I consider it my greatest accomplishment.
Interviewer: That is very impressive. How did you manage to do that?
Tina: Time management and sacrifice were the key things. I had so much to do, so I had to manage my time very carefully. Also, I had to give up some fun things that normal students usually enjoy. I didn’t go to parties or trips on the weekends because I always had to study or work.
Interviewer: It sounds like it was tough.
Tina: It was, but I wouldn’t change it for anything. It taught me a lot and helped me grow as a person.
Interviewer: Well, I admire your dedication and hard work.
Patterns and Examples
The biggest challenge that I have ever dealt with is ____________________. I ____________________.
- The biggest challenge that I have ever dealt with is moving abroad to work. I had to adapt not only to a new work environment but to a new country and culture.
- The biggest challenge that I have ever dealt with is meeting very high sales goals. I was able to accomplish this by working extra hard and being creative in my sales approach.
Dealing with ____________________ was the biggest challenge that I ever dealt with. I had to ____________________.
- Dealing with a major product malfunction was the biggest challenge that I ever dealt with. I had to work overtime for months to correct this problem and to assure our customers that this issue would not happen again.
- Dealing with a changing market was the biggest challenged that I ever dealt with. I had to come up with innovative ways to update our product to fit with more current technology.
My greatest challenge was ____________________.
- My greatest challenge was coordinating a project between our company and our overseas business partner.
- My greatest challenge was redesigning a major corporation’s website to improve usability for their customers.
