If you had a personal mission statement, what would it be?
With this question, having a pre-scripted mission statement isn't expected of you, though meditating on what you find personally rewarding in your career couldn't hurt. Your interviewer is more interested in assessing your self-awareness of what drives and motivates you, along with familiarity with Teck Resources' purpose statement. They'll also evaluate how consistent your answers are from question to question. Therefore, how you navigate this question will more so speak to your experience as a professional, while providing the interviewer with insights into your sincerity and potential fit within the teams they are building.
"Well, I actually do have something of a personal purpose statement, as it were. My child asked what I do for a living when they were very little, and I told them that I was an archeologist for the things that haven't been built yet. That instead of digging up things from the past, I dig up things for the future. So, I would say that my professional purpose is just that, that I am excavating the future with care for the generations to come."
On its website, Teck Resources defines its purpose in the following statement, "To provide the essential resources the world is counting on to make life better while caring for the people, communities and land that we love." They go on to elaborate on this throughout their website. So, when thinking about what you find rewarding about working in your industry, and how you would explain it to those who ask, consider coming up with a statement that summarizes what you do in a way that emphasizes the importance of your work.
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
My mission statement is to give my best in all situations and to also treat others with the utmost respect.
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Well done!
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