TRAPS: Your totally honest response might be, "Hell,
no, are you serious?" That might be so, but any answer that shows you as
fleeing work if given the chance could make you seem lazy. On the other hand, if you answer, "Oh,
I'd want to keep doing exactly what I am doing, only doing it for your firm,
" you could easily inspire your interviewer to silently mutter to himself,
"Yeah, sure. Gimme a break."
BEST ANSWER: This type of question is aimed at getting at
your bedrock attitude about work and how you feel about what you do. Your best answer will focus on your positive
feelings.
Example: "After I floated down from cloud nine, I think
I would still hold my basic belief that achievement and purposeful work are
essential to a happy, productive life.
After all, if money alone bought happiness, then all rich people would
all be happy, and that's not always true. "I love the work I do, and I
think I'd always want to be involved in my career in some fashion. Winning the lottery would make it more fun
because it would mean having more flexibility, more options ... who knows?
