How do you define success in your work?
Successes like delivering a cure for hepatitis C and helping to transform the treatment of HIV at Gilead Sciences were built upon individual and team successes within the company's walls. To further their future successes, your interviewer wants to hear you specifically talk about how you define success in your work work. They hope to hear that you understand how success will be defined in the position you are interviewing for there.
"As a Ph.D. student, I have defined my successes by my grades, the knowledge I've gathered, and the relationships I've developed. I'm proud to say that the last two years have been extremely successful for me! Coming to Gilead Sciences as a new graduate, success will be defined in a few different ways. First, it will be successfully integrating with the new team I will be joining. This will involve earning the trust and respect of my new colleagues quickly and getting to know everybody I will be collaborating with. Next, I will be getting up to speed on my day-to-day activities quickly, and I plan to focus on this from day one. Last, long-term success will be defined by my work in successfully developing antibody-drug conjugates that are put to use with patients."
"Success, to me, is achieved when I am pleased with the quality of my work and clients are proud of its effectiveness. In my work, I always keep the end goal in mind. With saying that, I always celebrate the little wins with my team and plan to do the same on the job here at Gilead Sciences."
Before your interview, make sure to put some thought into what success truly means to you in your work and your field. This is an opportunity to talk about personal triumphs you've experienced on the job in the past and how you celebrate victories, both large and small. Thoroughly study the job description of the job you are interviewing for on the Gilead Sciences website, and come prepared to discuss how you feel success will be defined for the candidate that joins.
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Anonymous Answer
I define success by my ability to reach the goals that are set out for me: the targets that are set out at work (timelines and quality of my work), as well as the professional development that I seek.
Cindy's Feedback
Reaching goals is definitely an element of success. Is there an example you can draw on to show how you've reached your goals?
