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"Tell me about a situation where you had to solve a difficult problem."
Do you all keep track of the difficult problems/projects you've worked on at work? How? Do you write them down? Do you just remember them when necessary?
That being said, what I'd do if I were in your shoes is create 2 copies of your resume: a copy for handing out and another copy annotated with notes for each job you list about what you'd want to highlight during an interview. Every time your current employer has a performance review, update both since that's when you'll be focused on your important accomplishments over the past review period.
"Difficult problems" tend to be the ones that you need a few stiff drinks to forget whenever they come up. There should be no difficulty remembering them. That being said, what I'd do if I were in your shoes is create 2 copies of your resume: a copy for handing out and another copy annotated with notes for each job you list about what you'd want to highlight during an interview. Every time your current employer has a…
I think my difficulty remembering the "difficult problems" stems from the problem seeming difficult, but after many flow states and eurekas, I end up with an accomplished task. Then it's on to the next task/feature/product etc.
I can articulate the problem but I can't articulate the eurekas and how I dealt with problem well