Figwiz Blog Interview Question: Prompt

This question was posed to me in a recent interview. I was given a limit of 1,500 words or less. My initial outline was only around 300 words, and with so much excess, I needed to add more flavor. I feel my response helped me land an interview, which was quite the 'gauntlet' as one of my friends put it. It had been a while since I had to go into essay mode, and I felt it'd be such a waste to simply sideline since the opportunity slipped by me more likely due to the interview. I was 'too seasoned' (aka too nerdy for the hip cats) and would get