Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years Best Answer!

Hey everyone, this is self made Millennial. I'm Madeline Mann. Today I'm giving you the best answer to where do you see yourself in five years In a job interview because this question is a trap and there's no way I'm letting you fall into it. This channel has gotten thousands of people jobs and counting, so make sure you subscribe to this channel and hit the bell to get a new video every Thursday. I taught a client this method of how to answer the question where do see yourself in five years? And they realized that this was likely the reason they didn't get a job offer. But then in their next series of interviews with a different company, they approached this in a totally fresh way and they did not fall into the sneaky booby trap of this question and they got the offer. And so I'll walk through what to focus on in your answer and then give you two examples. First of all, no one knows where they will be in five years, and the hiring manager is well aware of this. I don't even know how old I will be in five years. Impossible to tell. But the reason they are asking is to understand how this role fits in with your actual hopes and dreams. And to put it bluntly, they're trying to see how big of a flight risk you are. Are you gonna haul took us out of this job as soon as something closer to your passion comes up? Or is this a role you'll really be devoted to and you're in it for the long haul knowing that this is their intention. There are several things you should make sure to not say in response to this question. First, do not want to be CEO or have your boss's job. This makes you sound impatient and a bit grandiose in general. Don't bring up other job titles and I'll show you how to approach this later. Second, I also wouldn't say I want to run my own company or do something totally unrelated to the job at hand. Both of these answers show that you practically have a foot out the door already. So, three things to know when answering this question. First, focus on the value that this role will give to your career. Second, show enthusiasm for the opportunity. Third, be realistic with your answer. Think about where this position could realistically take you and how that aligns with some of your broader professional goals. Okay, so let's talk about what to mention in your answer detail the interesting things you would learn and what mastery would mean in that role. So if this role is a step up for you, this will likely be pretty easy for you to identify all the amazing ways you can grow in the role. But what if this is a more lateral move for you? Here are some other things that you can mention. Number one, your interest in deeply learning the industry. Number two, your focus on making a name for yourself at the company as being the go to person with X skill. Number three, a drive to learn or improve XYZ skills that are emphasized in the job description. Number four, your desire to mentor others. Notice I say mentor and not manage. This is a great approach to take since you're not assuming that you're going to get a manager title, but showing that you authentically desire to grow other people. Number five, you see yourself taking on bigger projects. This is another good one that instead of saying getting a promotion or a different title, you're focusing on simply getting bigger challenges. So what does this look like when you take some of these points and mish mosh them into a response? Here are two example answers this first, the first one is from someone who is more junior and or isn't quite sure what they want in their lifelong career yet. My goals are that I want to obtain this associate position and take the next year to fully learn my role and the company's needs. Then the following years establish myself as the go to person for building financial models at the company. I'm also focused in the coming years on getting to know my strengths as a professional and I read that your company has a mentorship program which I am eager to take advantage of. Would you be able to give me a little bit more information about that? Always feel free to flip this question around on them and ask what growth path they've seen for this role. The second example is an answer that may come from someone more experienced. I imagine them as someone making a lateral move, but into a different industry. This role presents new challenges for me and I want to spend the next five years developing deep expertise in the publication space. I know this role deals a lot with contract negotiation which is a SK I would like to fully master in the coming years after I've built up my credibility and experience. In the next two to three years at your company, I hope to mentor others coming into the publication space as mentorship is a big passion of mine. Now what if they follow this up with the question so why should we hire you? This question made me very uncomfortable until I learned an approach to answering this that really showed my value but without making me feel like I had to do a hard sell about myself. So I'll link that video in the description and I'll also link a PDF free worksheet on how to craft the perfect answer to tell me about yourself. You know they're going to ask you that and so I'll link that in the description like this video and subscribe to this channel. Thanks so much everyone. WiFi high five.