This question will be asked to check how clear you are about the new job. Also this question helps the interviewer to judge whether your goals are matching with the company requirements or not. Please remember Goals here means Professional goals not personal goals. I want to start a orphanage or old age home may be your personal goal and highly appreciable on a personal note but you have to check how your personal goal aligns with company expectations.
A short term goal is a goal which needs to be achieved usually below one year. A long term goal is a goal which needs to be achieved in comparatively long time frames, say, 5 years.
As you know, fixing a goal and sticking to it till achieveing is not so easy. This demands meticulous planning and unparallelled dedication from you. So fixing a goal and charting a path to achieve it requires a frame work.
A goal must be SMART
R - Relevant: As far as career goals are concerned, a personal goal may not be relevant here.
T - Time bound : Clear time limits need to be fixed.
So now we can attempt to answer this question based on the above frame work.
From the TCS website, the career growth of various employees have been given click here
Sample answer: My short term goal is to quickly adapt to the job requirements, and to learn the work quickly. I try to my level best to become a team lead from assistant system engineer in the next 2 years.
My long term goal is to work in diverse industries to gain maximum exposure. I am also looking forward to having global exposure and cross functional experiences to make myself professional. I want to become a consultant for IT services in 10 years time frame.
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A short term goal is a goal which needs to be achieved usually below one year. A long term goal is a goal which needs to be achieved in comparatively long time frames, say, 5 years.
As you know, fixing a goal and sticking to it till achieveing is not so easy. This demands meticulous planning and unparallelled dedication from you. So fixing a goal and charting a path to achieve it requires a frame work.
A goal must be SMART
S - Specific : What do I want to accomplish?, Why I need to accomplish? Who is involved? What are the requirements? etc questions helps you to be specific about your goal
M - Measurable: I want to become class topper is too vague. But "I want to improve my aggregate by 1% in the next sem, and 2% in the next sem so that I can reach the top mark of the class" may be a measurable goal.
A - Attainable : We need to think positively but being realistic is important. For example, I want to become a CEO of TCS is a good goal, but it takes lot of hardwork, dedication, intelligence etc to achieve that goal.
R - Relevant: As far as career goals are concerned, a personal goal may not be relevant here.
T - Time bound : Clear time limits need to be fixed.
So now we can attempt to answer this question based on the above frame work.
From the TCS website, the career growth of various employees have been given click here
Sample answer: My short term goal is to quickly adapt to the job requirements, and to learn the work quickly. I try to my level best to become a team lead from assistant system engineer in the next 2 years.
My long term goal is to work in diverse industries to gain maximum exposure. I am also looking forward to having global exposure and cross functional experiences to make myself professional. I want to become a consultant for IT services in 10 years time frame.
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