"Having worked in the field for over ten years, I'm greatly looking forward to twenty more years working with children that need me. I came into this field to work with kids and I have found great personal pleasure in doing it so far. Not many jobs allow a person the ability to work so closely with a great client base and have work days where no two are the same. I look forward to this for many years to come!"

Yes! The interviewer wants to hear that you are excited about the speech-language pathology field. If you come with a lot of experience, talk about changes in the field during the course of your career and how those have helped you stay refreshed in your mind working in the field. If you are a newer graduate in the field, talk about your passion in helping people and how you look forward to doing that throughout your career.

"This is exactly what I hope to do. This is why I have invested as much as I have to this point in my training to become an SLP. I feel that this a career that can allow me to have a good life at home and be dedicated to my family, while spending work time that feels fulfilling and worthwhile, knowing that there are differences to be made in other people's lives. How fortunate a person to get to be a part of that each day!"