Questions assessing your knowledge of what the job role in that company entails and how your career path would pan out are designed to find out how committed you are to the career you've chosen and whether you have a realistic understanding of what the day job is like. Follow-up questions might include 'What do you think you will be doing day to day?', the classic 'Where do you think you'll be in five years?' and 'What do you think you will find most challenging in the role?'.This is another instance when you need to have done your research:

☛ Your answer should partly be based on what you know about the company - whether it a contractor or consultant and the type of projects they work on, for example.

☛ You should also bear in mind the typical career path of people in your role, such as a professional qualification, and relate it back to the training and development in that company. In five years' time, for example, would you usually be chartered?

☛ Take into consideration which areas are growing within the company and why - or why not.