Interviewer: Where do you want to be in 10 years?
Abby: Ten years from now, I hope to still be working on innovative and exciting projects in the automotive software industry. I think that the car industry will go through a lot of exciting changes in the next ten to twenty years and I hope to be a part of it.
Interviewer: What kind of changes are you most interested in?
Abby: Obviously, the emergence of self-driving cars is the biggest change that the automotive industry will face. I am most interested in designing safety software for those cars. I think this work can make a big difference and help people stay safe. Right now, many people die each year from car accidents. This can be reduced with self-driving cars and smart software.
Interviewer: Do you hope to get promoted during that time?
Abby: To be honest, that is not very important to me. What project I am working on is much more important. I enjoy working on challenging and interesting projects.
Interviewer: There is nothing wrong with that. It is good that you know what you want.
Patterns and Examples
It is my goal to ____________________ in ten years. I ____________________.
- It is my goal to be a lab manager in ten years. I think this is possible with my skills and work effort.
- It is my goal to be working as a partner at a large investment firm in ten years. I think I can achieve this if I continue to work hard every day to get better.
In ten years, I expect to ____________________.
- In ten years, I expect to still be working in this industry as a senior engineer.
- In ten years, I expect to be a regional sales manager for a company like yours.
I hope to ____________________ in ten years.
- I hope to be in an upper management position in ten years.
- I hope to work on the business side of a communications company in ten years.
