Q5 What has been your biggest disappointment(on the job)? (仕事上で)これまでいちばん落胆したのはどういうときですか。

具体的な経験を述べますが、そこから何を学んだか、どう立ち直ったかなどポジティブな面を強調します。




回答例1

I still remember the disappointment that I had about eight years ago--when I first participated in bidding for a client's work. We were one of the last two bidders the client considered among a handful that applied, but we list the job to our main competitor. Our project team spent many late nights working on the bid. Our competitor had an advantage because they had worked with that client before.
It was a new client for us and I must say our competitor understood the needs of the client better. We were so disappointed and determined that we would get this account, so we analyzed what went wrong and the client's mission, market and nees, as well as looked at what our competitor did right. About six months later, we had another opportunity to bid for the same client's job, and we got it. We were very proud of it.

※account: 顧客
※what went wrong: うまくいかなかったところ、まずかったところ。"go wrong"で「うまく行かない」

回答例2

When I lost my best team member last year. She was the most productive in our department. She also had a great personality and everyone liked her. She was a great contributor to the department's morale. Unfortunately, she had to leave when her husband was relocated to Kyushu.It was a major disappointment not only me but also to the entire department.
The workplace wasn't the same without her and our members where in low spirits for a while, but I hired someone else for that position and she is also great. Things are working out very well.

※in low spirits: 沈んで。元気がない。
※work out very well: うまく行く。

回答例3

実務経験のない新卒者は、仕事と関連のない経験でもかまいません。

I failed an entrance exam for Yamato University in the year I graduated from high school. I was really disappointed. I hadn't applied for any other school because I really wanted to go to Yamato.
So I was determined to pass the exam the next year and studied really hard. I went to a cram shcool during the day while working part time at night. I paied the tuition myself. I the second year, I did pass the exam. From this experience, I learned that if I really put my mind to somehting, I can achieve it.

※did pass the exam: ここのdidは動詞を強調するdoの用法。
※put one's mind to…: …に入れ込む。本気になって努力する。

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