Goals? None for me.
One of the perks of print media is that people tend to know each other and so interviews don't take on a very traditional form. They are casual conversations. And so, I've had to sit for only a handful of interviews in my life. That has changed now what with needing a job and all. But here's something that gets to me each time. "What are your goals? Where do you see yourself in five years?" I get that the answer to these questions will give you a sense of the kind of person you might be employing, but I find it to be such a pointless question. Do people really have goals anymore? How can they? In 2012, my 'goal' was to study law and become one of many with an LLB. But then, I ended up giving up on this goal and got drawn into the world of print media. A year into it, I was the editor of the youth tabloid, again, not something I ever saw myself doing. Three years later, I was unemployed, but following a bachelor's in social sciences. In 2016, I ended up...