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Job Interview Question 4

Assume you come to work here. One year from now you go home at
the end of the week and think that this is the best job you've ever

had. What happened to make you feel that way?

If you ask others about the best job they’ve ever had, they almost never mention money. (If they do,
it’s in relation to “I made great money while I was having fun!”)

The hiring manager wants to know that you’re excited about THIS job, working for THIS company.
They want to know that your expectations are clear and align with what you will find here, and that
you have their big-picture goals in mind, too.

Does your vision for the perfect job match with what their job will actually be like? Will you
enjoy this job (and stick around in it, creating success) or will you get frustrated and leave?Do you
expect to be successful, and why?

You have two options here:
1. Think about what will be the most rewarding parts of this job for you, and talk
about those.Focus on what THIS company can do for you or be for you that others
can’t. At least part of your answer should focus on that you’ll be happy because
they will be happy:

“I will know that I am using my skills in X, Y, and Z to make a real, significant contribution to
boost our company’s growth/market share/profit and I will feel excited and happy about that.”

2. Refer to the job goals you may have talked about already and talk about how
you have achieved those (in a year).
“I will have accomplished X, Y, and Z, that you said were our primary goals, and ….”
Answer either way, incorporating both job accomplishments and your own personal goals and
desires, and focus on your success.