Top execs share their #1 interview red flag

Top execs at Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech revealed the biggest interview “red flags” they never ignore.

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00:00A red flag would be just individual centered thinking rather than team

00:04centered thinking. If it's for a leadership role how much they use the

00:07term I as opposed to we. Lack of understanding of detail. Being overly

00:11certain or negative about things. I find that the best leaders are willing to

00:16learn and question. So I'm looking for someone who's willing to share what went

00:20well, what didn't go well, where are they strong, where are they learning.

00:23Ability to listen and answer the question asked thoughtfully and not sort of the

00:31canned response or the response that they were hoping to give. I asked people to

00:34describe for me their biggest mistake at work that they have ever made and what

00:39they learned from it. And the reason that is a red flag for me is someone cannot

00:43articulate mistakes that they have made. One they haven't been in a leadership

00:46position to make mistakes because we all make mistakes or two they're not

00:49self-introspective enough to recognize when the mistake is theirs.