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Interview Questions Related To Your Career Goals

To help you prepare for your next job interview, here are 15 Career Goals interview questions and answer examples focused on your career goals.

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How does this position fit into your career goals?

The interviewer would like to know that you see this position as a good fit. Is this role a lateral move that you are just complacent with taking until something better comes along? Assure the interviewer that this position will be challenging for you, is a step up in responsibilities, and that it fits with your overall career goals. A well-thought-out answer will show the interviewer you have considered the pros and cons of this position, in regards to the impact it will have on your career.

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15 Career Goals Interview Questions & Answers

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  • 1. How does this position fit into your career goals?

  • 2. Why is this job right for you at this time in your career?

  • 3. What are your career aspirations beyond this job?

  • 4. If you could start your career over again, what direction would you take?

  • 5. What career path interests you the most in this company?

  • 6. Have you progressed in your career as you have expected?

  • 7. Have you ever taken a role in a company that hasn't fit into your long-term career plans?

  • 8. By this time in your career, you should have advanced further. What has slowed down your career progression?

  • 9. Where do you see your career one year from now?

  • 10. Tell me about a career related goal that you set and did not reach.

  • 11. Describe for me a time when you made the wrong career decision. How did you correct your misstep?

  • 12. What is your dream job?

  • 13. Do you have a big career goal that, right now, seems unattainable?

  • 14. Which career development goals have you set for yourself this year?

  • 15. If hired, what can we do to help you achieve your career goals?