How to Answer: What's your career plan and how does the accounting clerk role fit into it?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for an Accounting Clerk job interview.
4. What's your career plan and how does the accounting clerk role fit into it?
How to Answer
This is a career oriented question. Where do you see yourself in five, ten, or twenty years? What are your long-term goals? All of this is basically the same but they want to know why this role fits into your long-term plans. Do you plan to stay with the company or are you a job hopper? While they may not ask this question outright, it's implied.
Answer honestly. If this doesn't fit into your long-term goals, then maybe you shouldn't be applying for this role.
Written by Samantha Hamilton on February 4th, 2019
Entry Level
"Being new to accounting, the clerk role will give me the experience I need to qualify for my CPA exam. I'll be able to work with your CPA manager and learn from them while getting on-the-job training so I can sit for the CPA exam, which will help me get promoted later on."
Written by Samantha Hamilton
Answer Example
"This is a step toward my goal of helping a company grow. I'd love to start as a clerk here and work my way up to a management role or high level executive position within your company. Ideally when your CFO is ready to retire in about ten years, I will have worked my way up to be his right hand person and will be in line to take over his position."
Written by Samantha Hamilton on February 4th, 2019
Experienced
"At this stage in my career, I'm looking for a low stress job that will take me to retirement within the next four years. As I have enough to retire, I'm spending this time giving my knowledge back to others. I'd like to come in and help your company grow by offering my knowledge and skills. I'm not looking for career advancement at this stage, simply a comfortable, low stress role that allows me to contribute and be useful to a company."
Written by Samantha Hamilton