Talk to us about your short-term career goals.
The hiring managers at Intuit want to understand how their job opportunity fits your short-term career goals. The goal of your response is to show the decision-makers that your immediate and near-future career desires align with what the company and the role can offer.
Short-term career goals are targets that you believe will help you achieve your long-term career objectives. Short-term goals are achievable and meant to keep you motivated on your journey to your larger, long-term goals. Short-term career goals should also help you meet specific work-related objectives over a shorter period, perhaps in 12 months or less.
Having clarity on your short-term goals is the key to delivering a memorable response. If you're unsure of what qualifies as a short-term goal, consider a few of these examples:
- 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
When discussing short-term career goals, be sure that these goals are clear and related to the job opportunity. You can 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)."
The average HireVue interview takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. This one-way video interview typically includes 3-5 questions. Depending on the HireVue parameters set by Intuit, the asynchronous interview platform will generally give you 30 seconds to prepare a response and up to 2 minutes to answer each question. It's important to note that HireVue stops recording as soon as your time limit is up, so it's better to run under time than overtime.
"I have worked as an Analyst for eight years now and have set my sights on earning a promotion to a management opportunity. 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 Intuit emphasizes the growth and development of its team members, and I look forward to achieving more leadership and mentorship-related goals while working for this wonderful organization."
Community answers are written by other candidates practicing this set. Reading how others frame the same question is one of the fastest ways to sharpen your own.
Anonymous Answer
I would like to get certified in Facilities Management, QuickBooks, and Drake Tax Software. In addition, I would like to get our new payroll interface working so the payroll data exports from our time clocks into our payroll software by June.
Marcie's Feedback
Great! Why do you want to be certified in these areas? How will being certified benefit your new employer? Try to connect your short-term goals to the role in some way to further impress the interviewer.
Anonymous Answer
My short-term career goal is to use my extensive accounting knowledge to help clients obtain accurate and concise financials for their businesses. Each successful client is a success for me.
Jaymie's Feedback
It's great to demonstrate that your goals reflect the company's mission! Considering tieing in your own professional goals as well if you have any. Perhaps you want to attend a workshop or educational course, further your formal education, obtain a certification, increase your professional network, increase sales, etc.
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