Question: Why did you choose a career path in [blank]?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What skills have you developed to advance in this career?
What skills are you yet to develop?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Active Learning,Basic – Learning Strategies,Systems – Judgment and Decision Making

Other Factors:

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

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Work Context (Person-Job/Team/Org Fit):

Job Structure – Work/Life Balance

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

You are looking for the candidate’s seriousness for commitments.
If the candidate enjoys working in the field they have chosen or is it just money that has influenced them to choose their career.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate is not able to relate with this career personally.
If they haven’t made any significance improvement in developing skills over the last years.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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