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Question: Do you have any intentions on training or upskilling your technical skills sometime in the future? If so, describe your plans.

Alternative Question Phrasing:
  • What plans have you in the near future to take extra technical training, and how will it help your career prospects?
Follow-up questions:
  • Why this path?
  • Have you thought of alternative paths?
  • Why are you interested in this?
  • How did you identify these gaps in your knowledge or skills?




Question Details:

 
Question Type:
Traditional
Skills:
Basic – Critical Thinking,Basic – Learning Strategies,Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Systems Evaluation
Other Factors:
Personal Improvement (Growth),Self-Awareness
Work Activity (Task):
Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Mental Processes – Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
Work Style (Person-Job Fit):
Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Initiative
Question Frequency
Question Difficulty
What to look for in an answer:

You are looking to understand the candidate’s career ambitions, their plans for the future, and if they have a growth mindset.

Red Flags to Watch For:

There are no definitive red flags as there are no right or wrong answers.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://www.jobbankusa.com/interview_questions_answers/
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