Demigliano: Banning 'luck' as an answer reveals a candidate's self-awareness.
Aika Demigliano · My favorite interview questions from 100+ guests · Nov 29, 2023 · at 3:37
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Aika Demigliano, former Head of Product at Retool and PM at Stripe, discusses her favorite interview prompt for assessing candidates' self-reflection.
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“To what do you attribute your success and you can't say luck? Cause you know, I think humble people will always say luck in some way. And you know, I always kind of wanted to like, did you like, how self-aware are you basically? And I think, and how curious are you? And I think people have really sort of gone back and reflected on. Why, why are they where they are today really, really says a lot about how they think about the world.”
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