Question: What are you looking for in terms of career development?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What are your plans for career development?
Do you have plans for career development? If so, what are they?

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Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Other Factors:

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

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

Job Structure – Duration of Typical Work Week,Job Structure – Freedom to Make Decisions,Job Structure – Level of Responsibility (Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Organization Results),Job Structure – Structured versus Unstructured Work,Job Structure – Work Schedule Regularity,Job Structure – Work/Life Balance

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation)

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Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

Opening up discussion about what career development pathways are available to them. Talks about career options that your company can provide. their motivation for taking up this role.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Has no career development plan or no good reason for the lack thereof. Or, if talking about career development that is overly ambitious or that your company cannot provide for.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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