The dreaded “Where do you see yourself in 5 years”?

[Stirts]

Sports analogies FTW.

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Moving forward, I hope to pick up the ball and run with it, kick a few goals and not be afraid of making the hard yards.
Being a team player is important to me and as such, want to do the best I can within the framework of the rules.
I'd like to set our company apart from the scrum and push us over the advantage line.

Etc etc etc.
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That will be 5% of the pay rise thanks.

Truly brilliant!!!

"I can tell you it's a magnificent sensation when the gap opens up like that and you just burst right through."

[Maha]

Sports analogies FTW.

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Moving forward, I hope to pick up the ball and run with it, kick a few goals and not be afraid of making the hard yards.
Being a team player is important to me and as such, want to do the best I can within the framework of the rules.
I'd like to set our company apart from the scrum and push us over the advantage line.

Etc etc etc.
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That will be 5% of the pay rise thanks.

...and ''We dont like to see hookers go down on guys like that''....The Mex.

[Madness]

If all else fails you could always use the old "wanna root?" chestnut

[misterO]

Where do I see myself in 5 years? In prison. After working my tail off, under-appreciated, in a dead-end job for years without promotion or pay rise I'll probably just go ballistic and come to work armed with an Armalite AR-10 carbine gas-powered semi-automatic weapon, pumping round after round into colleagues and co-workers. Either that or I might open a haberdashery. Next question?

[Swoop]

I'll probably just go ballistic and come to work armed with an Armalite AR-10 carbine gas-powered semi-automatic weapon, pumping round after round into colleagues and co-workers.

So, you work for the postal service?

[Berries]

From little bits of info I have managed to squeeze out my Team Leader, I think they are worried I am/will get bored. So it is not a case of "keep hold of your position" and more of how can we keep you.

You've got it easy then and can pretty much be honest with them. I've given up playing the game, I'm not interested in career progression in the job I have so have given up taking these performance reviews serious. If you perform you keep your job, if you don't, you don't. The way it should be IMO.

[Oakie]

As an HR chappie, if I were to ask someone this I would want a reply that:

> showed the person was not happy just to sit in the same role until retirement (stagnating)
> showed that I, as the employer, figured in their plans to some extent
> showed that their plans were achievable and realistic in terms of the employee's abilities and our business

[jafar]

You should give it some consideration, far too many people just exist from payday to payday without really thinking about where they are heading , or even have a goal in mind except next weekend & what they will do then.

As you feel they have given you the 'tip' that the want you to hang around, it may be in your best interests to think seriously about what the future holds & what you would like to acheive within certain timeframes.

Start with 6 months from now, then 12 months, 2 years etc & form a plan in your mind of where you want to be & how you intend to get there. Mull it over for a few days & see what pops out, it will surprise you . Don't be afraid to put in things like "in 5 years time I'd like the boss's job" or "I'd like to complete a degree in ............ ". With this kind of information they may decide you are indeed worth investing some money in & help you get to where you have stated you would like to be .

Putting in things like " I'd like to be pregnant with my 4th kid & living off the state" probably won't help your cause much

[Pussy]

I reckon you will be pregnant with child # 3, Teens!

[Indiana_Jones]

...

-Indy

[Big Dave]

Indy doesn't know where he'll be in 5 minutes time - except NOT at sea.

[Woodman]

You will need to know how to speak "HR", its a language that no one understands, not even I suspct HR people. Thats why no one understands appraisals or any other memo/email/form from any HR department, they don't even understand it.

[Stirts]

I reckon you will be pregnant with child # 3, Teens!

and a clowns pocket where my vag used to be!

You will need to know how to speak "HR", its a language that no one understands, not even I suspct HR people. Thats why no one understands appraisals or any other memo/email/form from any HR department, they don't even understand it.

And I am proof of that as I do have an HR background. but it is very different when dealing with your BS as opposed to someone else’s

[nodrog:Me]

"earning shitloads to support my loser husband, and still making his lunch"

[Maki]

You could tell them that there is in fact no 5 years from now to see. The only thing real is now.

A simple and honest answer could be: "I see myself in a satisfying job and I see myself receiving a salary that is enough to support my current and future needs." Anything beyond that is pie in the sky.