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Subject:RE: Conducting Telephone Interviews From:Stuart Burnfield <sburnf -at- au1 -dot- ibm -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Mon, 22 May 2006 11:43:58 +0800
linda_sims -at- vanguard -dot- com wrote on 17/05/2006 08:12:57 PM:
> As for the answer to "where do you see yourself in 5 years" -- I've
> actually said that at interviews a time or two, and not gotten the
> associated job.
This might be one of the nice things about going for contract jobs as
opposed to so-called 'permanent' positions. Interviewers really couldn't
care less whether you want to be Bill Gates, or Donald Trump, or Bruce
Springsteen, or Dan Brown, or anyone else in five years time.
Stuart
ps. Actually, it might be interesting to ask back, "Where do you see your
organisation in 5 years?"
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