Question: Other than this career, have you considered any other careers, and if so, what would your reasons be?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

If you had to choose a different career, what would you do?

Follow-up questions:

Why didn’t you consider it before?
How different is it to your current career?
Why aren’t you in this career now?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional,Unconventional

Other Factors:

Motivation/Ambition/Aspiration,Personality-Job Fit,Rapport Building Question,Self-Awareness

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Integrity/Honesty/Ethics

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

This question is just to explore the interviewee’s perspectives and to learn more about them in general.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Any strong reason why they are not intending to be in their current career for long is a red flag, as they might decide to leave your organization in order to pursue this other career.

Sample Answer:

N/A

Question Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/marketing-interview-questions