How to Answer: By this time in your career, you should have advanced further, what has slowed down your career progression?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a News Director job interview.
12. By this time in your career, you should have advanced further, what has slowed down your career progression?
How to Answer
Oftentimes, getting to the position of being a news director requires many years of work in other jobs within the news department and in managerial positions. These other positions may have slowed a person's progress towards the ultimate goal of news director. If this is the case, the candidate should discuss how their previous careers and areas of work have made them experienced and a good fit for then news director position. Regardless of how slow or fast it takes someone to get to a certain career, the person should discuss how various careers have helped them become a good news director.
Written by Christina Erne
Answer Example
"Although it has taken me 10 years of my career to get to this position, I have always wanted to be a news director. After working in news and holding high up positions in news offices throughout the country, I believe I have all the qualifications necessary to make a good news director. Although it has taken me so long, I believe it was necessary to make me the perfect fit."
Written by Christina Erne