Question: Looking back into the past, imagine that five years ago I had asked you the question “where do you see yourself five from now?”. What would your answer have been then, and would you have lived up to your own expectations.

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Five years ago, how would you have answered the Interview Question: “Where do you see yourself five years from now?” Do you think you have achieved what you wanted to?

Follow-up questions:

Why do you say so?
Have you achieved your goals?
What could you have done differently?
What did you discover about yourself in that time?
What are you still improving on?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Systems Evaluation

Abilities:

Cognitive – Speed of Closure (Thinking Speed),Cognitive – Visualisation

Other Factors:

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

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Humility,Persistence/Perseverance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

Look to learn more about the interviewee in general, and also to understand their motivations and ambitions. See if they are ambitious or goal-oriented.

Red Flags to Watch For:

N/A

Sample Answer:

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