What are your current professional goals?
This will test the consistency between where you see yourself in five years, where you see your long-term career heading, and where you currently stand. It will offer insights into how well you've planned your career and serves to reveal how consistent your work ethic is.
Revisit your five-year career plan. Evaluate where you've come from, where you are going, and where you currently stand in the framework of that plan. Then plan five years out from there. Using this model, you'll be able to answer this question aptly, evaluating where The Abbott Internship Program fits into that plan. Doing so will assist you in delivering the perfect answer to defining your current professional goals.
Don't repeat answers you've already given. Pay attention to the nuance of each question. Be consistent with your answers, and with each answer, convey that you've got more to offer.
"I just revised my five-year career plan. Now that I attained my second degree, my immediate professional goal is to find a position or an internship with a progressive and innovative company with shared values. I'm looking forward to learning how to apply what I've learned and develop some hands-on skills. My immediate goal is to go beyond my academic accomplishments, to attain real-world working experience, and learn how to apply my contributions to my field in a real-world setting."
