How to Answer: How does this position fit into your career plan?
Advice and answer examples written specifically for a XRay Technician job interview.
22. How does this position fit into your career plan?
How to Answer
What is your career plan? This is a great question to prepare for before your interview. Starting with the goal, think backwards to lay out the milestones. This position might be a step forward toward your goal of becoming a radiologic technologist. Your interviewer will be looking to gain insight toward your career goals and where your goals fit into their department. It is important to know the culture of promotion in the organization that you're interviewing with, so make sure to do all of the research you can.
Written by Ryan Brunner on June 18th, 2018
Entry Level
"Coming out of technical college as an X-ray Tech, my goal is to someday work as a Mammography Technician. I aspire to help women in the diagnosis of breast cancer as early as possible because the disease has touched my family so closely. I'm hopeful to work for an organization where I can both gain a great deal of entry level experience and have the opportunity to grow into the future with."
Written by Ryan Brunner on June 18th, 2018
Answer Example
"I'm excited to get started on my path towards becoming a radiologic technologist. The knowledge and experience I will gain from working with your team will give me the tools to be successful in the field and help me to reach my goals. I am ideally looking for an employer where I can grow throughout my career with."
Written by Ryan Brunner on June 18th, 2018
Experienced
"Ideally, I'm looking to find work as an X-ray Technician with a stable employer that I can retire with. Unfortunately, a changing climate with my current employer has reduced my hours and my contributions towards my retirement and it is time for a change for myself. I absolutely love my job and helping patients on a daily basis and want to work for an organization where I can feel the same passion in caring for patients on a day to day basis."
Written by Ryan Brunner on June 18th, 2018