Explain How You Handled a Missed Commitment

# Explain How You Handled a Missed Commitment Describe a time you did not meet a commitment or missed a deadline. Explain what you committed to, why the miss occurred, how you communicated it, and what changed afterward. Use a real example and be explicit about your own responsibility. ### What a Strong Answer Covers - The original commitment and who depended on it. - Personal ownership of the causes and timely communication of the miss. - A concrete recovery plan and management of downstream consequences. - Evidence that the planning or communication change reduced recurrence. ```hint Find the controllable decision Distinguish an external obstacle from the part of estimation, escalation, or scope management you controlled. ``` ### Follow-up Questions - What would you do differently at the moment the risk first became visible? - How did you rebuild trust with the person relying on the original date?