Hi, there! It’s Richard McMunn here from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com.
In this tutorial, I am going to give you 2 PERFECT ANSWERS to the interview question:
“Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?” Now, this question is pretty much
guaranteed to come up during your interview. It does not matter what interview you have
coming up, you are probably going to get asked this question. Now, the majority of people
will either say… “Well, I plan to still be here.” Or, they might say… “I might
have moved on in five years’ time.” Now, both of those standard, short responses are
NOT the answers you want to be giving to this interview question! So make sure you stick
around, because I am going to give you two perfect answers to that interview question:
Where do you see yourself in five years’ time? Now, also, please do TELL ME THE NAME
of the interview you have coming up in the comments section below the video and I will
give you some additional interview questions to prepare for, in addition to the ‘where
do you see yourself in five years’ time’ one. This interview question… I'm going
to give you the perfect answer for it now. This is one of the most common interview questions
that is asked by hiring and recruiting managers. And it is asked for two very specific reasons.
The first one, is to assess what your ambitions are for the future. Are you still going to
be in that role, and also whether you are going to be committed to their organization?
OK. Because remember, they are going to be putting lots of time, effort and resources
into training you up. And then if you say: “Well, I will probably have moved on for
another company, because my ambition is to work for a different organization.” The
chances are, you probably won't get hired! So let us now work through these two answer
options for the interview question: Where do you see yourself in five years time? Please
take notes and decide which one is most suited to you. Here is the first answer option. “I
see myself still working for you in this organization, fully competent in the role and performing
to a consistently high standard. I am now at the stage in my career where I want stable
and fulfilling employment with the same company, and having researched you in detail, you are
obviously going to be around for many years to come and I’d feel proud to call you my
employer. I’d see myself as a respected member of the team; someone who can be relied
upon to deliver on their promises, and I would also like to perhaps help train up new members
of staff who occupy a similar position to myself.” Now, that answer option to the
interview question, where do you see yourself in five years time, is perfect for somebody
who is applying for a role where they are required to stay there for a long period of
time, or the employer would like you to be there for a lengthy period of time. That might
be a receptionist role, or a call center role, or an admin assistant role, where you are
most likely to stay there for a long period of time. Now, what I like about that answer
is you say… NUMBER 1 - you're still going to be working there. NUMBER 2 - you say that
you are going to work to a very high standard. You are actually looking for stable and fulfilling
employment. So, you’ve reached that part in your career where you want to stick with
somebody and also, you've looked into them and you will feel proud to call them your
employer. Now, what is also good about that response is that last bit there where it says:
“I would like to help train up new members of staff.” That is clever because you can
only actually do that if you've been in a job for a lengthy period of time, and you
have the experience to pass on to other people. That is perfect for somebody who is looking
for long term, stable employee employment. Now, what about somebody who is looking to
advance, or be more ambitious in their role? Perhaps to make it up to a manager or senior
level? This is how to respond to the interview question, where do you see yourself in five
years’ time, if you are one of those people who wants to develop and progress within a
company. Here we go. “I definitely see myself still working for you here, because my ambitions
and drive are a clear match for the ambitions you have as an organization. I would be fully
competent in the role, respected by my work colleagues, my manager’s and clients, and
I would also be continually pushing forward in my role to achieve greater things and improve
year on year. Because I am ambitious, I would also have hopefully gained advancement to
a more senior position, providing of course, you see me as part of your future plans for
the success of your company.” That is perfect for somebody who is looking to develop and
advance within the same company. So, there’s two perfect answers there. Decide which one
you want to use. And also, if you would like more brilliant answers to tough interview
questions, CLICK THE LINK that’s appeared right there in the top right corner of the
video, and it'll take you through to my website PassMyInterview.com where you can get more
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comments section below. I'll come on and give you some questions to prepare for, in addition
to the, where do you see yourself in five years time? Thank you very much. Have a brilliant
day.