Here you have to come up with something or you strain credibility. Make it small, well intentioned mistake with a positive lesson learned. An example would be working too far ahead of colleagues on a project and thus throwing coordination off. Everyone makes mistakes, of course, but some companies are more willing to learn from them than punish those involved. You've learned that when you do make mistakes, someone is usually disappointed in the choice you made, but you have to figure it out for yourself, they might help you decide what „s right and what's wrong, but you'll be the decider on which you choose. You've learned that people do care about you, and to not do it again if you don't want to. Answer samples Every one makes mistakes but only few people can realize there mistakes and they don't want to repeat those mistakes again. I am the one in those few people, I don't want to repeat the mistakes which had done by me in my job/work.