Can you give an example of a time when you experienced failure or rejection in your professional life, and how did you use it as an opportunity for growth?

Interview question asked to Data Science Managers, Engineering Managers, ML Engineering Managers and other roles interviewing at Slack, Udemy, Grubhub and others: Can you give an example of a time when you experienced failure or rejection in your professional life, and how did you use it as an opportunity for growth?.