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I ask candidates to tell me about something they created they are proud of, and why.

All you have to do after that is listen.

Believe you’ve just learned how culture specific this question is.

> I ask candidates to tell me about something they created they are proud of, and why.

Never be proud of anything that you created - since it probably is not of "top of the world quality". Even in the rare case that it is - it is very likely that even "top of the world" can still be improved.

No offense, but that's pretty sad. I hope you find more rewarding work before you retire. We're only on this Earth once.

I love my current work (in research). But it is nothing that I would ever claim to be proud of. Doing work on top of the world level is not something to be proud of, but a minimum qualification to be even suitable for research.

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