during a review, if this question is asked, "where do you see yourself going with this company?" (or something along those lines) is it better to a) tell the truth or b) tell them what they want to hear?
it depends on where you're at if you are young in your career with little senority it would probably be best to tell them what they want to hear if you have enough experience and a little senority, it would probably be best to serve you to tell the truth, in the long run a career should be like a marriage, if they cant accept you for who you are than it's not a good fit and you wont truly be happy with work most supervisors just want to go through the motions like anyone else, if you have value than they are more than likely going to take you more serious, if you dont have value they will only pay attention to the negative and ignore the positive thinking anyone can bring what you bring
You tell them the truth. If they like you they will want you to stay, they will do anything they can to retain you. Hopefully you don't have a job where you are easily replaceable.
Always, always, always tell them what they want to hear. You want to make an impression any way you can.
You shouldn't take your job for granted. If you tell them you don't see yourself with the company in 5 years, the company might start looking for someone who does see a future with the company. The overwhelming majority of the workforce isn't truly happy with their work; simply put, bills must be paid and expectations must be lowered (usually).
Some combination of both. Build on your experience yet expand your horizons. Or say you just want to follow in your uncle's footsteps, since that's apparently how you got this job. (Don't ask these types of questions on a Monday during bonus season).
anyone else lie on interviews? i have... the worse they can do is fire you from a job you would've have got otherwise, right?
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This just happened to me. I told them what they wanted to hear. While I dont want to be here forever, in order to move up a little bit, I had to tell them what they wanted to hear.
Let me guess - you're lying to get a job as an English teacher? jk. lol. Anyway, lying on an interview for what? In the IT/Development fields, there are a lot of losers out there that put every acronym and abbreviation on their resume to get into the interview where they proceed to look like an idiot because they don't know what the heck they're talking about. The sad part is that some guy whose resume had fewer acronyms, but would've been a better worker, may never get interviewed because of it. IT recruiters face this everyday. All they do is search for abbreviations on resumes and call the people who have the most hits (or in some cases, any hits) on the search. I hate people that lie on their resumes. In interviews, I usually interrogate them to the point they confess they have no clue what they're talking about. It's disgusting. But hey, in the interview, if you can actually get away with it, then so be it. If you can get by, you're probably being interviewed by someone who doesn't have a clue anyway. :grin: Personally I think the whole "where do you see yourself in the company 5 years from now" type questions are lame simply because people actually expect an honest answer from that? I'd never ask it because it doesn't necessarily tell me anything truthful about the person.
I am a product of the Oakland Public School system. Actually, most of the jobs I lied were during college when I applied to retail jobs. I lied about how my vast experience with a register and my extensive ability to fold clothes.
I'd do a mix of both. If the answer is, "I've got 4 interviews with other companies next week", then lie. If you want to stay with this company for a while, then tell the truth. I've asked employees that question before, as I want to see if they want to lead a team or stay as regular contributors. The worst situation is where they are working in a position they don't want to be at.
Don't tell them what they want to hear nor what you expect will happen. Tell them the best-case scenario of what you would like to see happen if you stay employed with them that whole time.
