How you respond to this question will tell the interviewer what you find most important and what you prioritize. The best approach to answering this question is to reference a specific example of one of your successes and explain the factors that contributed to your achievements. How you define success will be based entirely on your values, career ambitions, and life experience. Although you should be honest in your answer, it's also a savvy strategy to show how your perspective on success aligns with the employer's needs.

"I view success as a process where challenges encourage me to look at things from different perspectives and find creative solutions to problems. Facing those challenges helps me progress while I hopefully progress toward company objectives. I can leave work feeling successful as long as I have progressed toward solving a problem or reaching a goal, even if I have not reached every personal goal at the end of the day."