The question "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" tests whether you'll stay in the role. Answers that mention switching teams, starting a business, or pursuing unrelated goals like opening a coffee shop will disqualify you immediately. Employers are screening for flight risk.
Chapters
Answering this one question wrong in the job interview will get you automatically rejected, and you'll have no idea that it happened. It's the question, where do you see yourself in 5 years? But what are they really asking? The real question is, does this role line up with what you actually want in your career? Companies are freaked out that they're gonna hire you, train you, and then you're gonna leave for the job you actually want. Such as, here are answers that will get you disqualified. If you're going for a project manager role, you might say something about how you're excited to work with the product team, and hopefully you're gonna transition onto their team in the future. Or you start talking about how you want to start your own company or build your own coffee shop. No company thinks you're going to be in that role forever, but to see that you're already thinking about a different trajectory than the trajectory this role is going to put you on just really pins you as a flight risk. Watch my playlist on YouTube, How to Answer the Top Interview Questions. You've got this. Wi-Fi high five.
