Timeline for How to handle the "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" question
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| Dec 9, 2016 at 17:07 | comment | added | Wesley Long | @pdr - Over here in the States, we call it "Dead Man's Boots." It has a double-meaning, here. It means that you rise in rank or position due to the death of your superiors, especially in the military. In western folklore, it also meant that by LITERALLY wearing a dead man's boots, you would be haunted by his spirit, and in some stories, culpable for his sins. Lots of good stories written about this idea, if you want to look into them. | |
| Feb 10, 2013 at 10:26 | comment | added | Simon O'Doherty | "Just tell the truth". Many years ago when I first got asked the question, I told the truth. After 2-3 minutes detailing my life plan the interviewer replied with "I didn't mean your personal life". :) | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 21:42 | comment | added | pdr | @GreenMatt: Is that a Britishism? Link to meaning added. | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 21:42 | history | edited | pdr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 8, 2013 at 21:29 | comment | added | Tangurena | @GreenMatt, it can mean either that a job is one that people don't retire from, nor get promoted from, and work there until they die. Or you can't get promoted until your boss dies, or retires. | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 21:17 | comment | added | GreenMatt | "deadman's shoes"? Is this some Britishism that we colonists (or at least this one) don't know? | |
| Feb 8, 2013 at 21:15 | history | answered | pdr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |