How do you see yourself in the next five years?
With this question, your dedication to a career path in business development is being gauged. Further, the interviewer also wants to hear that you are looking forward to contributing to the company's success. Depending on the company's organizational structure, talk about the different specialties or concentrations that may become available to you. Be honest, but emphasize that you plan to continue building your business development skills. Talk about how you might align your growth with the growth of the business itself.
"In the next few years, I'm looking to grow my marketing and sales strategy skills. On the marketing side, I want to better grasp acquisition and retention tactics, especially in the business-to-customer market. On the sales side, I really want to explore automation more and leverage data to optimize our chances when prospecting and winning clients. I imagine that once I can consider myself an expert in these, then I can be in an excellent position to lead marketing and sales as an aligned team, possibly as a director for business development or something similar."
