City Manager Interview Question:

Explain me your biggest accomplishment and failure (if you had one) in your most recent role?

Submitted by: Muhammad

This question allows an interviewer to find out more about what you did well at your previous job and how you deal with difficult situations.

When discussing your biggest accomplishment, try to relate your example back to the role you're currently interviewing for. To do this, you could take a look at the job description and see if there are any skills that you can mention when explaining your example.

No one likes to discuss their failures, but it's a popular question that interviewers like to use, to see how you react. Be honest, but at the same time, you may want to pick a relatively small failure, as you still want to be employable. Don't blame others for what went wrong and ensure you explain how you solved the problem and what you learnt from the situation.
Submitted by: Muhammad