If you are interviewing for a position a level above (senior counsel) and the interviewer asks you “where you see yourself in 3 or 5 years”. what are they trying to get at? I don’t understand how this question should be answered.

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I ask this and I am looking to see if the candidate has ambition, which I want them to have. To me, the right answer is the next job one or two levels above the one I am interviewing you for.

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Right but for a senior role, that is going to translate to wanting the interviewer’s job, which is not a good thing to say.

A lot of in house departments are flat. Say you want to be proficient in the business, providing xx legal advice, seen as a trusted advisor, etc etc etc

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In general learn and grow with the business, take on additional responsibilities and further develop your career.
A lot of companies have in house attorneys in either generalist/ commercial or more specialized roles. If you are interested long term in more of a department management role mention that, if you are interested long term in becoming more of a specialist (privacy, litigation, trade compliance, etc) mention that. I would be honest in your long term career interest.

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They want to know if you’re going to leave the company or if you’re in it for the long haul

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I think the best answer, if honest, is that you want to continue to grow and build your skill set so you can, one day, move higher into the organization.

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If it’s a non-management role I’m interviewing for, I say continued growth and development within the department and to one day move into a management position. So working towards that goal within 3-5 years, which is true.

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