Where you see yourself five years from now is a common question mostly used by interviewers during their recruitment process. Even though this is a commonly used question during recruitment sessions, many people or candidates think of it as a waste of time because most people lack an idea of their future. Those people without a stable career path or plan usually give very irrelevant answers when asked to describe where they think they will be in five years from now. Generally, interviewers ask the above question for a very important reason; n other words, they do not intend to test the psychic abilities of the interviewees. When interviewers ask the above question, they do not expect the interviewee to tell them exactly where their life will be in five years; they use the question intentionally to help them weed out weak or unsuitable candidates. Candidates who may not be in a position to give a skeleton of where they think their life would be in five years may not be the best candidates for the position. Therefore, this is one of the main questions interviewers use to filter the best candidates out of a pool of applicants.
Employers’ main goal or objective is to recruit engaged, committed, self-aware and motivated candidates who share similar values and goals. Such people will perform better and help the company or organization achieve its goals. Individuals whose values do not fit the goals or objectives of an organization may not perform better in their roles and this may result in underperformance or general failure of the Company (Cherry & Wininger et al., 2019). Generally, when an employer uses the above question, they wish to test the following key points; the interviewee’s long-term career objectives and how they are committed to achieving such objectives. Another thing employers wish to understand is how the particular position or role will contribute to their success. Therefore, the manner in which an interviewee responds to the above question helps the interviewer define whether or not they are best fit for the position.
I want to expand my horizons in personal finance (budgeting, savings, investment, and income generation), family relationships, education and professional development, and fitness or health in five years. Generally, I wish to expand my horizons in the above areas by jumping and learning as first as I can within the organization of my dream. My organization of dreams is one with open career opportunities where someone can learn and grow. An organization with open career opportunities gives chances to all willing candidates to grow their careers by granting educational opportunities and training support to support the job. At least during the first or second year of my job, I would wish to be considered one of those wishing to expand their career through training and other greater educational opportunities. I would also wish to participate in at least one project geared towards leadership training. I would also like to join their volunteer teams when the above opportunity arises. I wish to become a strong participant in their volunteer teams to help grow my skills and expertise to give me chances to assume higher positions in the future. Therefore, at some point, I would like to be considered for higher positions, such as supervisory roles, as I try to grow through my career path. Generally, in five years, I would like to grow my career path, my dream is to acquire more skills and expertise to assume higher positions in the organization of my dream in the future.
Now, I wish to find a role at the organization of my dream where I can help grow my skills and knowledge to help me tackle new challenges as they arise. Overall, I wish to grow to a point where I can assume higher positions, especially managerial duties, to have a say in product strategy. I have always dreamt and wished to have a say or to participate in formulating strategies geared towards achieving customer satisfaction.
In terms of personal finance, I would like to be financially stable five years from now. Being financially stable will entail being able to meet the cost of living. Meeting the cost of living means being able to fund all the bills related to your lifestyle. I also wish to have a clear budget. Having a clear budget means having a stable set of plans or allocating an estimated amount of money to all life necessities. For example, I would wish to have a family in the next there years; therefore, I can decide to allocate two hundred Dollars to all family matters in general. My commitment and extra efforts in the organization of my dream will make the ability to budget all my life necessities. We all know that most companies nowadays reward employees according to their skills and the amount of effort they enact into their roles. Therefore, in terms of financial finance, the first key thing I would like to achieve within five years is a clear and stable budget.
Financially, I also wish to have saved a significant amount of money in my bank account to help me fulfill my investment plans. My investment plans include building some rental houses and starting some businesses, which will also help increase my monthly income as I grow through my career path (Cherry & Wininger et al., 2019). Investment is not as easy as many people think because life is always filled with ups and downs. Sometimes, you may be caught up with an emergency that may end up interfering with your budget for a significant period; therefore, saving towards investments is also not easy, and it will cost a lot of sacrifices to achieve your dreams.
Income generation is a term that describes all those businesses and other investment activities used to generate money. As stated earlier, I would like to have grown a significant number of investments in the next five years. The first type of investment is purchasing land and building rentals which can help with income generation shortly. Another form of investment is starting businesses. Businesses will also boost my daily and monthly salary through income generation. Generally, my dream is to be financially stable with significant investments and a clear budget in the next five years.
Who does not wish to have good health? Everyone must work out at least a day to keep their bodies fit for all activities. Health/fitness is another area where I have set clear goals five years from now. If we do not focus on our health or fitness, we can never succeed in life; they say health is wealth. Dreaming of being healthy is one of the best life desires someone can have; in fact, body fitness carries everything. For example, can someone perform better at the organization if he is not healthy? The answer to the above question is no because human beings require energy to perform their day-to-day activities. Dreaming of body fitness is a sign that good luck is just right ahead of you and the best thing you can do is to put more effort and wait for it to come (Cherry & Wininger et al., 2019). Being healthy generally means that you are on the right track; in other words, you have one of the main requirements people should have to perform their duties well. Dreaming of fitness is a sign that you are on the right track; thus, you should never be worried about the future ahead.
Dreaming of being healthy means that you will gain power shortly. In that connection, I would like to be physically and emotionally fit in the next five years. The best way to achieve physical fitness here is to participate in at least two daily workouts. Very early in the morning, before I attend my job, I can participate in the first workout session; then, late in the evening, after working hours, I can also participate in the second and the last session of my daily workouts. Two workouts per day will maintain my body’s fitness. Body fitness will help not only me but my dream organization at large. The effort of every employee helps organizations through greater production and, thus, higher profits. The emotional part of body fitness is delicate, for someone can conduct it in many ways. For example, conflicts and disagreements in the workplace with fellow employees or employers can affect emotional health (Cherry & Wininger et al., 2019). For example, being stressed or suffering from internal pain, agony, or depression shows a lack of emotional fitness. The best way to achieve emotional health is to learn how to manage stress and avoid all those people likely to harm you. Another method is to learn how to relate with other people healthily.
The last area with which I would like to share my dreams in five years is family/relationships. In five years, I would like to grow the feeling of being around my family members and close friends. Experiencing a dream of always being around your family members is a good symbol of balance and integrity in your life. For an employee, this can have positive and negative meanings. For example, someone who wishes to be around their family members may not be in a position to execute adequate commitment at the place of work since most of their time they spent thinking about their family due to misses.
On the other hand, someone who always dreams of being around their family can be a sign of being responsible. When we wish to be around our family members, we wish to be part of them and help them where necessary such a candidate can be responsible and always committed to his roles. The same employee who always wishes to be around their families may also be best at thinking about their roles and responsibilities at the place of work (Cherry & Wininger et al., 2019). In other words, such a candidate can be easy to learn and execute duties in the best way possible. Five years from now, I would like to be someone who will always dream of being around their families and strengthening the bonds positively.
References
Cherry, S., Wininger, L., & Roose, S. P. (2019). A prospective study of career development and analytic practice: The first five years. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 57(3), 703-720.
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