Legal Assistant Mock Interview
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What are your long and short range career goals and objectives?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
It is important for a hiring manager to know that they are hiring a very career driven person. You can answer this question in two parts.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"My long term career goal would be to further my education as a paralegal and then eventually become a lawyer myself. My short term goal is to create a very strong reputation for myself in the industry as a trustworthy and knowledgable legal assistant."
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In terms of my long-range career goals, in a few words, I want to be successful in helping people. Whether that is working for a non-profit or eventually getting my law degree, I want to have a career that I know will be centered around helping people. My short-term career goals entail setting me up to achieve my long-term goals successfully. I want to have positions that will make me a better employee in the long run.
Rachelle's Feedback
Your answer sounds nice and honest; however, it sounds as though you may be okay with job hopping as well. Mentioning a non-profit, returning to school, or mentioning positions (plural) will all be red flags for the interviewer. I have reworded, below.
"My short-range career goal is to help people every day, utilizing the knowledge that I gained while attending college. This goal will fuel me in my long term goals which include leading a team of junior paralegals or even taking additional law coursework in tandem with my full-time job. My ultimate goal is to be with a firm that supports my learning and professional growth."
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My short term goal is to consolidate my skills within this role and make a strong reputation for myself as a knowledgeable and trustworthy legal assistant. In the future, if management believes that there are other roles better suited to my skill set, I may consider that, however, my focus is furthering this short term goal of mine. In the long term, I may seek to eventually become a lawyer myself.
Lauren's Feedback
Great start. It would be great to use this as an opportunity to see yourself working for the firm. Include ways you can grow within their tenure there.
My short-term career goal is to build a strong reputation as a seasoned, knowledgeable, and trustworthy legal assistant. Sharpening my skills and mastery as a legal assistant is my primary focus. I believe this experience will help me build and create long-term career goals and objectives. Management will groom me for other roles in the future, which may include becoming a lawyer.
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A short-term goal is to become a knowledgeable legal assistant in order to further my knowledge in the legal realm, and a long-term goal is to become a criminal defense lawyer.
Rachelle's Feedback
You have clear goals, which any interviewer should appreciate. At the end of your response, I recommend discussing some of the ways you believe this particular law firm will help you achieve these long and short-range goals/objectives.
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