You are a new manager, and it's an exciting time in your career. Focus on the now while keeping in mind that the interviewer also wants to see evidence that you are looking to your future. Discuss where you'd like to see this first management position take you. Include the hiring company in your career aspirations, and assure the interviewer that you plan to stay with the organization for the foreseeable future.

Consider what you visualize when you think about your future with the hiring company. Although this question presents an opportunity to share a career-related dream or aspiration, be sure that your goals are realistic. For instance, the interviewer does not want to hear that you plan to become the company's director in five short years when the current director dedicated fifteen years towards earning the promotion.

You can benefit from researching the tenure and career path of the hiring company's management team. LinkedIn is a helpful platform for researching this information. Search on LinkedIn for individuals in this role before you and take time to study their career path. Gain an understanding of what reasonable and achievable career growth looks like within the hiring organization.