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If you could start your career over
again, what would you do differently?
"If
you could start your career over again, what would you do differently?"
This depends on several factors. If your university major is different than
your career choice, then you could answer that you would choose a different
major to prepare you for your choice in career. Or if you started at a small
company and didn't have many opportunities, you can say that you would have
started at a larger company. This is not a significant question so a regular
answer should suffice.
Short Answers
"I
started my career at a small company. I feel I would have benefited more if I
started at a larger company. A large company usually provides training that I
didn't receive, so I would like to have started my career in a larger company."
"I
didn't know how much I liked working with computers until I finished college.
If I had known earlier, I would have liked to have worked with computers
earlier in my career."
Long Answer
"Well,
I majored in chemistry and now I'm working in the marketing department for a
telecommunications company. I had a lot to learn in the beginning, but I
quickly learned what I needed to know to be an effective member of the
marketing team. However, I always felt that if I majored in business or
marketing, I would have started off with a better foundation. I'm great at what
I do, but if I could start over again, I would probably choose to have majored
in business administration."
This is an acceptable answer because the answer doesn't display any problems in
the work history. Many people change careers or go into a field that is
unrelated to their major. This is common, so answering this question using this
answer is common. If you don't want to use this common answer, then thinking about
a scenario early in your work career that you would have done differently might
be more effective. |