Question: What is your personal mission statement?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What is your personal vision statement?
If you had a personal mission statement, what would it be?

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Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personal Improvement (Growth),Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Rapport Building Question,Self-Awareness

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The interviewee’s character, values and motivations. Best if these match with your company’s values and mission.

Red Flags to Watch For:

They need not have a ready-made statement, but a lack of an outlook on life is a red flag.
A mismatch of their mission statement and your mission statement.

Sample Answer:

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