Use these “career goal” questions and tips when interviewing job candidates to learn if their professional goals align with your business objectives and open positions.

Why ask a candidate’s career goals in interviews?

Interview questions about candidates’ career goals help you to:

In most cases, candidates avoid sharing their career objectives that are unrelated to the role they are recruited for. Ask targeted interview questions to know about their objectives and their plans to achieve them.

Job-related goals could be about:

Career goals interview questions

How to assess candidates’ answers in career goals interview questions?

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