Gopi P

• Jan 27th, 2006

 

The short term goal is what u wants to be at present and the long term goal is what u wanted to be in future ie., may be after 5 or more years or less.

for ex, suppose u r trying in IT based on development side, then u can say ie., for present, that u want be a software programmer or .net developer and for future, u can say to be the project leader/manager or at the top position in it.

srinugeek

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• Apr 15th, 2006

 

thanks fro this site for providing such an important infomation

kULDEEP

• Nov 7th, 2006

 

HI DEAR SHORT TERM GOAL MEANS UPTO NORMALLY ONE YEAR , LIKE CHANGE IN JOB , CHANGE IN WORKING ENVIRONMENT ETC. BUT LONG TERM GOAL WHICH FOR LONG DURATION OF TIME MAY BE UPTO 5 OR 10 YEARS,LIKE TRY TO BE HUMAN CAPITAL OF AN ORGANIZATION,BORD OF DIRECTOR OF COMPANY,OUTSIDE HR CONSULTANT ETC.WITH REGARDS kULDEEP

jaiganesh

• Dec 16th, 2006

 

long term goal is nothing but i have to be a lead role in the curent industry and i have to utilise my skills and experience to my juniors also to learn this my long term goal

short term goal is nothing but i have to work hard to achieve the long term goal

SharnCedar

• Feb 18th, 2007

 

To understand interview questions, imagine yourself in the other's position.  Imagine you are hiring someone to make your life easier, to be a servant.  You have many suspicions about the person.  You wonder if the person is dishonest.  You wonder if are lazy, if they are difficult to manage, if they are incompetent.   You wonder if the person is going to quit the job soon, then you will have to hire an new servant which is extra work for you.

Most interview questions are trying to get at these basic suspicions.  Some questions are meant to expose the dishonest person, some to expose the troublesome or quarrelsome person, some to expose a person with too much ambition and too greedy.  Remember the interviewer cares nothing about you, has no real interest in you, the same as if you were interviewing a servant or a slae or a nothing, from the interviewer's point of view.  You are mainly a tool for their use, like a napkin or tissue for them to blow their nose on. 

The short and long-term goals question is generally within the "will you quit the job" category.  If your goals are similar to the real work you are being hired for (not the work you were told, that is very different) then likely it won't be big problem; if your goals are very different or you don't have any goals, its likely you will change jobs soon, and it is exta work for the interviewer, who remember is a selfish and stupid person who wants to make their own life better and that is all the want.

My advice si to tell the truth about your goals, in a psitive and cheerful manner, if you are not a dishonest or lazy or incompetent person they will be happy to hire you. 

Ashutosh

• Apr 16th, 2007

 

My short term goal would be to get in-depth knowledge about the technologies and process involved in my domain.
My log term goal will be, doing some value addition work, in addition to my responsibilities for the organization I am working for may be leading some projects, creating some generic solutions which then can be used across the organization.