How do you answer 'What are your goals' in a job interview?

Your Goals

This is an important question: what are your goals? This is something you must answer for yourself before you begin interviewing.

Introspection is essential when looking for a job. You need to think carefully about yourself and your life. What do you really want? How are you going to achieve it?

Don't try to restrict yourself to career goals. First think more broadly. Decide what is most important to you. Family? Wealth? The satisfaction that comes from contributing to your society or from work well done?

Write this out. This will enable you to keep your thoughts straight and remember them.

Once you've worked this out to your satisfaction, then think about how you will answer it in an interview. You should answer an interviewer honestly but a little "spin" is OK.

See the related question to the right about career-specific goals.

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Be honest.

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Think in terms of short term goals and long term goals. What do you want to accomplish in the short term of 3 to 5 years? What do you want to achieve in that short time span? Same information applies for your long term career goals. Why did you chose the profession you chose - interest, pay, benefits -- what do you see yourself doing in the long term goal of 10 to 20 years. Brainstorm your ideas and write them down. Set realistic goals and not far fetched. Not everyone can be a president or CEO of a company. Set high enough standards you think you can achieve. Any goal worth achieving is the sacrifices you made to get there.

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You need goals, first of all. Make a list. That's a good place to start. Start small. You don't need to plan to change the world but maybe you've always hoped to read the classics or volunteer. Maybe you want to have a family or return to school.

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There's no best way to answer it. I suggest I have studied such and such, or I am considering (planning) to enroll in such a program that will assist me achieving my goals.

What are the goals of your JOB?

Describe the things according to your profession only. Go for morally and the explain the idea of your life, new show the terms like you want to be a business man , remember you are going to apply there. thats what i have perceived thorugh my expierences during job interviews.

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