藉由這個問題可以了解到一個人的 problem solving ability（解決問題的能力）如何。老闆會提出此問題，不僅是想知道應徵者會如何看待其所遇到的問題，更想知道的是，你如何運用自己的能力化解這個問題。不需揣測老闆想聽的答案，而誇大地講述超出自己能力範圍的事例。
有力簡答 Answer 1→
I once ignored customers’ opinions and designed something that failed to satisify my customers’ needs.我曾經忽略了客戶的意見，因而設計出不符客戶需求的東西。
深入詳答 Answer 2→
Well, one mistake in my career I’ve made so far is overlooking customers’ real needs. When I worked at Essential Tech. as a R&D Engineer, I was assigned to develop some electronic products. My administrator urged me to talk to some potential buyers and check what their preferences were before designing any products. However, I was overconfident about my own ideas and just went ahead to make a device prototype without consulting customers’ opinions in advance. It turned out that my ideal product was a failure in the market. But it was a good thing that I took proper actions afterwards. I asked the marketing department to conduct a focus group to collect customer feedback, and then modified some functions of the product based on customers’ opinions. I was pleased that my product was eventually well accepted by the market.嗯，到目前為止，我在職涯中犯過一個錯誤，那就是忽略了客戶的真正需求。我在 Essential Tech 當研發工程師時，曾被指派開發一些電子產品。我的主管叮嚀我在設計產品前先跟潛在客戶談談，看客戶喜歡什麼。但是，當時我對自己的點子太過自信，在沒事先詢問客戶意見的情況下就直接製作了產品的原型。結果我自認為的理想產品在市場上失敗了。但幸好我隨即採取了些適當的行動。我請行銷部門辦了一個焦點團體訪談以收集客戶的意見，然後根據這些客戶的意見來修改產品功能。我很高興我設計的產品最後被市場接受了。
必通詞彙與句型
I was overconfident about my own [ability] and [do something] without [doing something] in advance.我對自己的〔能力〕太有自信，導致沒有先做〔某事〕就做了〔某事〕。
