Question: What are you looking for in this position?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

What are you looking for in your next position?
What are the most important things you are looking for in your next role?

Follow-up questions:

What factors do you consider in accepting a job offer?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Science and Logic

Abilities:

Cognitive – Category Flexibility (Mental Flexibility)

Other Factors:

Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Information Input – Estimating Characteristics of Objects, Events, or Information,Mental Processes – Judging the Value of Things, Services, or People

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Analytical Thinking

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

The candidate’s logical thinking.

Red Flags to Watch For:

Answers that reveal illogical thinking.

Sample Answer:

I know that I will learn more about financial analysis in this job. Whenever I look for another job, I always consider what new things will be learned/acquired.

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