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Where do you see yourself in next 5 years?

Where do you see yourself in next 5 years?

The interviewer is interested to know about your long term plans.
He is trying to discover your goals, potential and aspirations.
What is driving you for this job? Is this job a stop gap measure?
Are you looking job for salary, designation or challenges?
Will you stay on?
Do's
• Show you add value through work and learning
• Your focus is not about position but equipping yourself with higher responsibility and accountability
• Focus on what you can give rather than you can get
• Show that you can create and add value to their business
• Challenging and learning excite you
• Talk in terms of growth in terms of experiences rather than designations
Don'ts
• Don't focus on your salary growth
• Don't focus on manager's job or on your promotions
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• Where would you like to be in your career ten years from now?
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