Where do you see yourself in 5 years time? Interview question

daisybelle2008

So our new corporate overlords are interviewing us personally and have pre issued the questions one of which is this old chestnut. :rolleyes:
What's the best answer? 'Married rich and out of this hole' is probably not the honesty they want..

Rhys Essien

'In your job'.

Matteroffact

In a job that I love and getting well paid for it.

daisybelle2008

Matteroffact wrote: »

In a job that I love and getting well paid for it.

'Do you not love this job now?'

daisybelle2008

Rhys Essien wrote: »

'In your job'.

'Your boss'

brinty

Sitting in your chair asking some poor unfortunate the exact same question you're asking me now...

Dog walker 1234

The 'correct' answer is probably one which shows that you have some ambition for advancement within the organisation. This would be coupled with teamwork and a work ethic. Ideally you would demonstrate these through a practical example of what you would do.

In a private capacity maybe healthy, happy, rich and out of this place is the correct answer!

pmasterson95

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

So our new corporate overlords are interviewing us personally and have pre issued the questions one of which is this old chestnut. :rolleyes:
What's the best answer? 'Married rich and out of this hole' is probably not the honesty they want..

Prison.

Squeeonline

Accepting a nobel prize, winning the lotto and retiring to a caribbean island....

Happy in position, seeing improvement and advancement opportunities, furthering myself within the field.

Your Superior

Best answer to give is that in 5 years time you'd like to have demonstrated beyond doubt that you are an asset to the organisation, and to have seen the organisation recognise that through career advancement and increased opportunities to grow, on both a professional and personal level.

Menas

Its a tired old question though. Shows a lack of creativity on the side of the interviewer.

If you say you want to be in the same job - lack of ambition could be an issue.
If you say you want to run the whole company- unrealistic ambition could be an issue.
If you say you want to steadily progress thru the company etc - this means that you want out of the job you are applying for - could be an issue for the hiring manager.

The Backwards Man

On a beach in the Bahamas after swindling you out of millions.

Got the job.

valoren

A subject matter expert in *the role the job is for*, up to date with the latest training certification etc etc

Boom_Bap

As someone who is capable of time travel, I know where I'll be. I also know where you will be and let me tell you, it's not pretty.
Now let's move this interview in another direction. Aliens. Discuss.

The_Valeyard

In prison for beating to death people who ask me ridiculous questions.

snubbleste

Older

On my way to the top.

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Chain Smoker

Where do I see myself in five years? No clue.

How do I see myself in five years? Bald as f*ck.

daisybelle2008

Chain Smoker wrote: »

Where do I see myself in five years? No clue.

How do I see myself in five years? Bald as f*ck.

Off the fags?

5starpool

Questions like that make me sad.

In reality in 5 years time professionally I see myself still doing a job I dislike, but hopefully at least for decent money which is the only reason I'm doing this type of crap in the first place. I'd give a much better answer than that though if asked in order to get that decent money I mentioned earlier.

I'd quit work entirely in a heartbeat if I could afford to never work again.

biko

"In prison"

El Weirdo

I don't know. I don't have 2020 vision.

daisybelle2008

5starpool wrote: »

Questions like that make me sad.

In reality in 5 years time professionally I see myself still doing a job I dislike, but hopefully at least for decent money which is the only reason I'm doing this type of crap in the first place. I'd give a much better answer than that though if asked in order to get that decent money I mentioned earlier.

I'd quit work entirely in a heartbeat if I could afford to never work again.

Yeah it's a silly loaded question. I do wonder what the HR Bots think is the perfect answer.

Chain Smoker

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

Off the fags?

Never smoked a cigarette in my life!

Howard the Duck

"celebrating the 5th year anniversary of you asking me that question"

brinty

It is after hours so surely
- just after getting my daily bj from my 20 something blonde double d cup secretary
- headin out for a round of gold closing a mega money deal
- before flying in my private jet to st tropez for a weekend with the boys!!!!!

Into The Blue

This time 5 years, I would plan to be looking back on five years of personal and professional growth, helped in no small part by the cross functional teams I am currently developing.

doubledown

El Weirdo

El Weirdo wrote: »

I don't know. I don't have 2020 vision.

How long have you waited to use that joke? :pac:

the_syco

"Banging your wife"

ScumLord

I'd walk out of the interview. Any company that depends on its employees being clairvoyant isn't a company I want to work for.

daisybelle2008

ScumLord wrote: »

I'd walk out of the interview. Any company that depends on its employees being clairvoyant isn't a company I want to work for.

I'm in the job, worked for the company for years. New corporate guy coming to ask the questions, walking out not an option....:(

darkpagandeath

Probably back in Rescission.

One eyed Jack

daisybelle2008 wrote: »

Yeah it's a silly loaded question. I do wonder what the HR Bots think is the perfect answer.

One eyed Jack wrote: »

Practicing interview techniques with my son one evening, he asked me "Where do you see yourself in five years time?"...


"In front of a mirror" :pac:


I nearly fell off the chair laughing, my son didn't get it

Serious answer though -


HOW TO ANSWER: Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?


Disclaimer: I'm really not a HR Bot :P

Magico Gonzalez

It's a fairly standard question, more correctly worded it would ask "where would you like to see yourself in 5 years time"

In my experience if you reply stating you'd want more responsibilities, taking what you've learnt from 5 years in the role you're applying for and using them in the same company for the next role up in the chain of promotion you're good.

It's maybe a bit vacuous, but they just want to understand that you view the job as a serious opportunity (if you don't there will be someone else who does) and that you have some perception of yourself being there in 5 yrs time with more responsibility.

You can easily encounter worse questions.

Given the attitude of the OP, I don't know why they are bothering to apply. Someone actually will want the job and the opportunity to develop a career if they don't.

LynnGrace

Boom_Bap wrote: »

As someone who is capable of time travel, I know where I'll be. I also know where you will be and let me tell you, it's not pretty.
Now let's move this interview in another direction. Aliens. Discuss.

This would be my favourite answer to give.

darkpagandeath

Someone got a job interview ?

Balding, married, growing a second chin, changing nappies, and regretting the time I spent posting on boards instead of trying to bang 25-year-olds while it's still age appropriate.

gotta go.

Hans Bricks

I genuinely have no idea. As a rough guide I'm hoping to enter the infrastructure/Networking side of IT. I've just over 8 months experience altogether between a work placement and my new job I started last month.

See where I go from here I suppose.

c_man

Heading to the 2020 Euros as part of my stag. I plan to meet the future missus in two and a half years from now. Kids start arriving in 2021/2022, I'll be looking forward to the World Cup and laughing to myself that they ever considered a sh!thole like Qatar. I imagine by the ends of the 20s and start of the 30s, I like most humans in Western countries will have our minds uploaded to an orbital server infrastructure, which increasingly will be sprawling into the solar system and requiring massive material transformation.

Into The Blue

c_man wrote: »

Heading to the 2020 Euros as part of my stag. I plan to meet the future missus in two and a half years from now. Kids start arriving in 2021/2022, I'll be looking forward to the World Cup and laughing to myself that they ever considered a sh!thole like Qatar. I imagine by the ends of the 20s and start of the 30s, I like most humans in Western countries will have our minds uploaded to an orbital server infrastructure, which increasingly will be sprawling into the solar system and requiring massive material transformation.

This man has it together..