When interviewing a candidate, I always look for the willingness to admit "I don't know". Not knowing how to do something is not a defect. It's a sign someone i

When interviewing a candidate, I always look for the willingness to admit "I don't know". Not knowing how to do something is not a defect. It's a sign someone is self aware of the bounds of their current knowledge. The differentiator is between someone that says "I don't know" and drops the problem there versus one that says "I don't know, but I'll figure it out". The former is useless to me. I want the latter person is of great desire to me: aware of their limits, but willing to work to grow beyond their current limits.