How should you reply when the interviewer asks how long you plan to stay with their company?

Answer

This will depend on the position, but with almost any job they will want to know that you will be working with them for at least a year or two. Perhaps much longer.

One factor is how much training you will need. Some employers need to invest a lot in new employees. In many cases, you're costing them more money than you're earning them for months and months. There is also the "transaction cost" of finding and hiring you. If you're not going to stay with them a while hiring you will have been a net loss.

Think like the owners of the company.

Answer

Q: "How long do you plan to stay with our company?"

A (Part I): "Before I answer that, let me ask you a question. How much are you earning here? Wait. Don't answer that. Let say you're earning, hm, $60K. And another opportunity comes along and offers you $70K, 80K, or even more, plus a better job title, a higher position, better benefits, better advancement opportunity. Would you take that opportunity? Or would you stay here?"

Pause. Wait for an answer. Or not. Then follow up with your answer:

A (Part II): "Whatever your answer might be, my answer is the same with yours. You work here. You know this company and the people here, better than I do. Right now I don't know too much about this place so I can't say if how long I'll stay. Now, if you are willing to pass a much better job offer and stay here with this company, then this company must have given you a good reason to stay. I'm sure that reason will also make me stay."

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