Has your career progressed as you would have liked?

Your interviewer is curious about how far you've come in your career and whether you have frequently had to revise your five-year career plan. How you answer may reveal whether you struggle with time management or have experienced job dissatisfaction and reassessed your priorities. If you haven't advanced as swiftly as you'd prefer, that's okay, so long as you are learning and determined to rise to the heights you desire. As the philosopher Lao Tzu once said, "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." So, breathe more life into your career progression than what is on your resume, and share the speed bumps you hit along the way and how you adapted. Whether you are an entry-level analyst or director, detail how far you've come, where you hope to go next, and that you are capable of the hard work and dedication to achieve your career goals.