Goldman Sachs HireVue Mock Interview
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What are your short-term career goals?
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Goldman Sachs wants to understand what your immediate career goals are, and how this opportunity will help you achieve those goals. How you answer this question could also offer insights into how career-oriented you are, and how focused you are on your professional development. The goal of your response should be to touch upon your immediate and near-future career goals, the milestones you hope to achieve over the next month, six months, and year, and how they specifically align with what Goldman Sachs and this opportunity stand to offer.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Short-term career goals are targets you hope to accomplish, which you believe will help you achieve your long-term career objectives. They are realistic and motivate you on your journey towards your larger, long-term goals. They should help you meet specific work-related objectives over a shorter period, perhaps in 12 months or less. When aiming to align your goals with this opportunity, consider one of their business principles, which states, "We offer our people the opportunity to move ahead more rapidly than is possible at most other places. Advancement depends on merit and we have yet to find the limits to the responsibility our best people are able to assume."
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
When discussing short-term career goals, be sure that these goals are clear and related to the job opportunity. Being clear on your short-term goals is key to delivering a focused response. Your goals can be conventional or outside of the box. If you have difficulty coming up with a short-term goal, consider a few of these examples which might help you consider where you hope to take your career next:
- Completing a new certification, workshop, or course
- Improving soft skills such as communication or networking
- Improving hard skills such as becoming a power user in a particular program
- Reading more business books related to your industry or profession
You can also break down your response using this simple framework:
"In the short term, I would like to (insert an achievable goal). So far, I have (describe the action steps you've taken so far). To meet this goal, I plan to (discuss the action steps you plan to take)."
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"I have worked as a Finance Analyst for eight years now and have set my sights on earning a promotion to Finance Manager. I have committed to upskilling my mentorship and leadership abilities to achieve this short-term goal. I am taking an online course called 'Personality Types at Work,' provided by the University of Florida. My natural interpersonal skills helped me develop meaningful relationships with my peers. Now I'd like to learn more about personality types so that I can be an impactful leader when the opportunity arises. I understand that Goldman Sachs emphasizes the growth and development of its team members, and I look forward to achieving more leadership and mentorship-related goals with the company."
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