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Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
The interviewer is looking for answers to a few points when asking this question. They want to know what kind of timeline is present before you are scooped up by another organization and they want to know whether or not they are your top choice.

Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
"I recently started my search and had found some interesting job postings related to my degree; however, your role is the position I am most enthusiastic about."

Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
"I just started my search, so I am not in final interviews with any other company. However, I am aggressively seeking a role with a top aerospace and defense company."

Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
You can certainly discuss your search but avoid giving too many details. Give the interviewer enough to satisfy the question without revealing anything that might preclude you from moving forward in the interview process. Some mystery is okay here.

Karrie Day is a certified career coach and strategist with a passion for helping her clients define and reach their professional goals. She offers career advancement services such as brand development, resume writing and critiques, job search strategies,
"I am in the advanced stages of interviewing with another company. Lockheed Martin is a fantastic company and I am excited to be here today. I am prepared to see the interview process through assuming the timeline is reasonable."

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I am a current employee of Lockheed Martin. I have applied for several advancement roles internally.
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The interviewer might ask this question to find out how quickly they need to move if they want to hire you. While creating some urgency might be beneficial, it's also important that the interviewer understands how loyal you are to Lockheed Martin. Good job!
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