The answer to this question is very much a personal one. Different people have different aims and goals, and different markers of how they have achieved them. This can be a great question to tailor to the position. With this question you can offer up a lot about yourself by making it multi point to encapsulate a few of your markers for success.
Example Answers for How Do You Evaluate Success? Interview Question
# Answer 1
“As stated in my covering letter I do suffer from M.E which can make me fatigued sometimes. So I possibly measure success by different standards to other people. To me, success is measured by getting things done. I know I have been successful if each day I have been able to get up on a morning and help my children off to school having made their breakfast and lunches up. At work, I measure my success by getting all of my duties done through the day. This may sound a little mundane, but the illness is quite difficult to live with, and many can’t even get out of bed on a morning, so I consider myself very successful that I can balance a work and personal life, whilst having the condition.”
# Answer 2
“Being a salesman, I measure how successful by how many satisfied customers I gain for my company each month. Seeing my monthly targets being exceeded every time lets me know I am successful. Seeing my company grow and expand as a result of my sales, lets me know I am successful. Going home, and knowing my family have everything they need, and I can give them extra luxuries due to my hard work, lets me know I am successful.”
# Answer 3
“To be honest, I like my manager to let me know when I am successful. When you work for such multi-level companies I feel it is very difficult to see just how well-oiled a cog you are in a very very large machine, so for me, when my manager turns to me and says “You’ve done really great this month, thanks” I know I am successful.”
# Answer 4
“Being a keen sportsman, when I’m out on the field I measure success by winning. If we win the game, I know we are doing great. If we don’t win, I don’t see it as failure, but I look to see where we can improve. I bring this into the boardroom by every time we win a contract I know we are doing things right, and if we lose one, we look at our competitors pitch and see how we can improve based on that.”
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