‘Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years?’: What Job Interviewers Really Want to Know
It’s one of the most common questions in any kind of job interview: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”
In fact, you should probably expect to be asked about your five-year plan, whether you’re just out of college or at the senior level.Your mind might go naturally to your personal life. Maybe you’re hoping to settle down with your partner, have kids or move from an apartment to a house within five years. But that’s not what your potential new employer is interested in.
Well, they may be interested, especially about big-impact (and impending leave) things like starting a family — but it’s not their business by law, and you shouldn’t volunteer information employers can’t ask about. This includes things like your religion, sexuality or gender identity, disability, or ethnicity.
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