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How to answer: What will you try to accomplish in your first few months?

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What will you try to accomplish in your first few months? I was surprised with this on a preliminary phone screening interview for a technical position and my answer was, to be honest, not good. Notwithstanding that, even after a few days I am still not sure how to answer. I am not sure what the recruiter is getting at.

EDIT:

I gave what I felt like, was a rambling, possibly incoherent response. Saying something to the effect of: Creating the space to accomplish the tasks and learning ahead. Even now, after I've had time to reflect, it feels vague and unsatisfying.

Can anyone enlighten me on how to be more concise?

interviewing recruitment tech-industry

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  Only the recruiter knows "were he is getting at"... we can't (still) read minds.
  
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  How do you know your answer was not good? If you know that somehow you know the ways you can improve it then...
  
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  I was thinking this was a general question, asked and answered frequently. Like, where do you see in 5 years
  
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  Yes but (1) only you know what you will try to do in the first month at work, (2) only you know why "your answer was not good" and (3) only the recruiter knows what they were seeking to hear in your answer... If you enhance on (2) perhaps we can give you better, more focused answers
  
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  28 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  I felt like my answer was rambling.
  
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What will you try to accomplish in your first few months? I was surprised with this on a preliminary phone screening interview for a technical position and my answer was, to be honest, not good. Notwithstanding that, even after a few days I am still not sure how to answer. I am not sure what the recruiter is getting at.

EDIT:

I gave what I felt like, was a rambling, possibly incoherent response. Saying something to the effect of: Creating the space to accomplish the tasks and learning ahead. Even now, after I've had time to reflect, it feels vague and unsatisfying.

Can anyone enlighten me on how to be more concise?

interviewing recruitment tech-industry

share|improve this question

edited 11 mins ago

grldsndrs

asked 39 mins ago

grldsndrsgrldsndrs

12455 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Only the recruiter knows "were he is getting at"... we can't (still) read minds.
  
  – DarkCygnus
  36 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  How do you know your answer was not good? If you know that somehow you know the ways you can improve it then...
  
  – DarkCygnus
  35 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I was thinking this was a general question, asked and answered frequently. Like, where do you see in 5 years
  
  – grldsndrs
  29 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Yes but (1) only you know what you will try to do in the first month at work, (2) only you know why "your answer was not good" and (3) only the recruiter knows what they were seeking to hear in your answer... If you enhance on (2) perhaps we can give you better, more focused answers
  
  – DarkCygnus
  28 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I felt like my answer was rambling.
  
  – grldsndrs
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

What will you try to accomplish in your first few months? I was surprised with this on a preliminary phone screening interview for a technical position and my answer was, to be honest, not good. Notwithstanding that, even after a few days I am still not sure how to answer. I am not sure what the recruiter is getting at.

EDIT:

I gave what I felt like, was a rambling, possibly incoherent response. Saying something to the effect of: Creating the space to accomplish the tasks and learning ahead. Even now, after I've had time to reflect, it feels vague and unsatisfying.

Can anyone enlighten me on how to be more concise?

interviewing recruitment tech-industry

share|improve this question

edited 11 mins ago

grldsndrs

asked 39 mins ago

grldsndrsgrldsndrs

12455 bronze badges

share|improve this question

edited 11 mins ago

grldsndrs

asked 39 mins ago

grldsndrsgrldsndrs

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edited 11 mins ago

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asked 39 mins ago

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I am still not sure how to answer

Well, what will you try to accomplish in your first few months? Do you expect to be using that time learning the existing systems? Do you intend to spend the time building relationships? Will you try and ensure that the team is following modern best-practises? Will you keep your head down and get the lay of the land?

What I'm trying to get at here is that the way to answer this question (and all interview questions) is honestly. If you answer honestly about your intentions and they don't like it, then you wouldn't have had a good time at the job anyway.

If you're not sure what your intentions are then just say that, and follow up with your reasoning about why you're not sure yet and the broad outlines of what you'd do to determine what you'd like to accomplish when you've learned more about the job and/or workplace.

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  @darkcygnus If I accept this answer, I guess my answer was not as 'not good' as I thought.
  
  – grldsndrs
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  So, perhaps, it was because you were (are?) unsure what you really want to do in your first months of work? (don't see why you mentioning accepting this answer, but I suggest you wait at least to see if you get others. Only accept an answer if it worked for you). BTW, you pinged me (@) here but as I hadn't commented here yet it didn't ping me. The System only pings if you previously were in the comment section or if it was your post
  
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  @grldsndrs definitely don't accept this answer yet. The next few hours usually seem to be a quiet period for this site. If you wait for a day or two you'll likely get a few different perspectives, and people will have had time to vote on how useful they think each one is.
  
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I am still not sure how to answer

Well, what will you try to accomplish in your first few months? Do you expect to be using that time learning the existing systems? Do you intend to spend the time building relationships? Will you try and ensure that the team is following modern best-practises? Will you keep your head down and get the lay of the land?

What I'm trying to get at here is that the way to answer this question (and all interview questions) is honestly. If you answer honestly about your intentions and they don't like it, then you wouldn't have had a good time at the job anyway.

If you're not sure what your intentions are then just say that, and follow up with your reasoning about why you're not sure yet and the broad outlines of what you'd do to determine what you'd like to accomplish when you've learned more about the job and/or workplace.

share|improve this answer

answered 30 mins ago

Player OnePlayer One

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  @darkcygnus If I accept this answer, I guess my answer was not as 'not good' as I thought.
  
  – grldsndrs
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So, perhaps, it was because you were (are?) unsure what you really want to do in your first months of work? (don't see why you mentioning accepting this answer, but I suggest you wait at least to see if you get others. Only accept an answer if it worked for you). BTW, you pinged me (@) here but as I hadn't commented here yet it didn't ping me. The System only pings if you previously were in the comment section or if it was your post
  
  – DarkCygnus
  23 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @grldsndrs definitely don't accept this answer yet. The next few hours usually seem to be a quiet period for this site. If you wait for a day or two you'll likely get a few different perspectives, and people will have had time to vote on how useful they think each one is.
  
  – Player One
  11 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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2

I am still not sure how to answer

Well, what will you try to accomplish in your first few months? Do you expect to be using that time learning the existing systems? Do you intend to spend the time building relationships? Will you try and ensure that the team is following modern best-practises? Will you keep your head down and get the lay of the land?

What I'm trying to get at here is that the way to answer this question (and all interview questions) is honestly. If you answer honestly about your intentions and they don't like it, then you wouldn't have had a good time at the job anyway.

If you're not sure what your intentions are then just say that, and follow up with your reasoning about why you're not sure yet and the broad outlines of what you'd do to determine what you'd like to accomplish when you've learned more about the job and/or workplace.

share|improve this answer

answered 30 mins ago

Player OnePlayer One

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @darkcygnus If I accept this answer, I guess my answer was not as 'not good' as I thought.
  
  – grldsndrs
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So, perhaps, it was because you were (are?) unsure what you really want to do in your first months of work? (don't see why you mentioning accepting this answer, but I suggest you wait at least to see if you get others. Only accept an answer if it worked for you). BTW, you pinged me (@) here but as I hadn't commented here yet it didn't ping me. The System only pings if you previously were in the comment section or if it was your post
  
  – DarkCygnus
  23 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @grldsndrs definitely don't accept this answer yet. The next few hours usually seem to be a quiet period for this site. If you wait for a day or two you'll likely get a few different perspectives, and people will have had time to vote on how useful they think each one is.
  
  – Player One
  11 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I am still not sure how to answer

Well, what will you try to accomplish in your first few months? Do you expect to be using that time learning the existing systems? Do you intend to spend the time building relationships? Will you try and ensure that the team is following modern best-practises? Will you keep your head down and get the lay of the land?

What I'm trying to get at here is that the way to answer this question (and all interview questions) is honestly. If you answer honestly about your intentions and they don't like it, then you wouldn't have had a good time at the job anyway.

If you're not sure what your intentions are then just say that, and follow up with your reasoning about why you're not sure yet and the broad outlines of what you'd do to determine what you'd like to accomplish when you've learned more about the job and/or workplace.

share|improve this answer

answered 30 mins ago

Player OnePlayer One

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share|improve this answer

answered 30 mins ago

Player OnePlayer One

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answered 30 mins ago

Player OnePlayer One

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answered 30 mins ago

Player OnePlayer One

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