Only a few people know that life is beautiful for lacking something. The so-called turning-around is that you not only miss the sun in the daytime but also the stars at night.
只有很少的人才懂得，人生是因为缺憾而美丽。而所谓的回头，只不过是丢掉了白天的太阳之后，又错过了夜晚的星星 ​​​​

1. Honesty

"I really want to hear honesty. The major motivation I have in asking it is to see if 1- you have a general plan for the next few years of life, 2- whether I think that's realistic, 3- how that may factor into your potential role at my work.

2. They don't want to hear, "I want your job."

"It's all about how you answer it.

For example: 'I have leadership aspirations because I enjoy helping others grow and succeed and find problem-solving and working with other business units engaging. I have no experience doing this, but if the company sees value in me down the line, I would like to work towards a leadership role within a three-year timeline.'

3. That you plan to stick around for a while.

"I used to never ask this question. I thought it was stupid. Then, I saw an employer on Reddit tell of a time that a prospective employee said that they planned to be spending their life in a foreign country in the next five years and was just looking for a job for six months to save up for the trip. I have asked that question every interview since.

It's not that there's something we really want to hear, it's just that there are some answers that we really DON'T want to hear.

As long as your answer isn't essentially 'training me is a waste of your time and money,' it's a good answer."

4. That you're a go-getter.

Show that you have a genuine interest in working in that field

"The right answer: The go-getter. Talking about personal skills development that would help further your career. This shows you are proactive in self-improvement and development, understanding that how far you go in your career is up to you. Also shows you have a genuine interest in the field you are looking for work in.

The most common wrong answer: The casual optimist. Talking about what position you will hold at the specific company you are interviewing for, i.e. the 'I see myself with your job' answer. This makes you sound entitled and lack understanding in how career development works, like being at a place for some amount of time means anything if you aren't constantly improving yourself in that time.

The even more wrong answer: The big talker. Bold statements that you will be the person you are interviewing's boss or run the company in 5 years, without being able to articulate a plan of how any of that is going to happen. Being confident and dreaming big is great, but make sure you back it up with a plan of action that makes sense in reality.

The worst answer: The failure to launch. Meandering around different unrelated things of what you could possibly be without any awareness of yourself or the world in general as if you're still in high school.

I am speaking of course about interviewing for professional jobs that have career paths behind them. If you are 16 years old and interviewing to fold clothes at The Gap for summer, then I'd say it's your idiot manager's fault for asking such a useless question for an obvious no-career job and they deserve to get the biggest lie you can give them."

5. Realistic expectations about how you could grow in the job.

"I know that 'doing your job' or something of the like isn't the best answer, but I like to hear people who have realistic expectations about how they could grow in their job. So things like: 'moving toward a leadership role' or another answer that shows they know what the job they're applying for is, and they know what it can lead to and plan to work towards that, always impress me."

6. That you want to constantly keep learning and growing.

"'I'd like to have achieved some measurable accomplishments in this role, such as launching a new product. I'd like to take on more responsibility and find myself in a team of supporting, dynamic people. I see myself as constantly evolving and learning, and I'd want to be as eager and creative after five years in a job as I was on day one.'"

7. Specific steps to how you plan to advance your career.

Be specific about how you would like to move up

"The best person I ever hired told me a simple, straightforward, realistic answer. He wanted to be a senior [developer] lead and continued on to tell me all the intermediate steps and how he would get there. Working hard, learning, certifications, seeking mentorship, and incremental promotions. It was a very modest answer but it showed he had direction and understood what needed to be done step by step to achieve success."

8. Your long-term career goals and values.

"I always ask where people want to take their career in the future, and preface the question with an explanation that it is intended to learn their long-term career goals and ensure they match with the future career path of the position.

If someone wants to be a CEO, I won't offer them a dead end data job. But if they want a good work-life balance and aren't concerned with advancing that may be a good fit. I need people who want to climb the ladder and rule the world and I need people who just want to do their job and go home. If you have 100% one or the other you will have problems, and asking candidly is the best way to find out."