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What are you looking for in your next role?

BehavioralLast seen Sep 2, 2026 · Software engineer

Motivation

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What do you want in the next step of your career?

What they're looking for

The recruiter wants to know what you are moving toward, and whether that matches the team and the work on offer. A strong answer names two or three concrete things you want, such as the kind of problems, the size of the team or the way you want to grow, and connects them to what this company actually does. It should sound like a choice you thought about, not a list of perks.

What works

Pick two or three things you want and say why each one matters to you now.
Back each one with something from your past work or studies that made you want it.
Connect at least one of them to the product or the way the company works, so the answer fits this company and not any company.
Keep it about growth and the work. Leave pay and location for the questions that ask about them.

What hurts

Describing only what you want to get away from, which makes the move sound like an escape.
Giving a wish list so broad that any job would fit it.
Saying you want to switch areas completely when the role needs skills you already have.

Sample answer

Think of your own story first, then compare.