Your answer wasn't mind blowing. However, your delivery in the moment and the fact that it was truly genuine made it Golden. Your sincerity was the Golden ticket.
Respect bro, despite achieving all this, and having such great outlook towards life, You're down to earth, no wonder God has kept best things in store for you! And as far the answer is concerned, its the best one this question will ever have! Love from India♥
That is literally the best answer I have ever heard. I have always been strugling with this type of "Where do you see yourself in 5 years" questions.Your video give me the solution for this, thank you!
Bro, I'm right now preparing for my interview and I asked my mom to help me answer that same question. She answered really similar to you and when she did it made totally sense for me. I wish you the best in the following 5, 10, 80 years of your life! You're an awesome person
Honestly Microsoft seems like they have the best work culture and mission out of all big tech companies. I can't wait for my final rounds with them in a week!
I feel you so much. I'm a new grad and landed on my first job in Tokyo as an international student, but I feel that there is so much to experience in life, that I shouldn't be limiting myself to whatever I know now. I will surely know so much more and make decisions base on my widened perspective down the years.
It really makes you look inward when you come up with an answer to stump a hiring manager. The insightful response to this question "looking at your past, and trying to be in a place that makes you a better you." That is the essence of what we should all strive for and not stagnate at "just another paycheck." Thank you!
that answer is actually one of the best answers i have ever heard, i actually paused the video and thought about an answer to give too and i was stuck, thanks man. Keep doing what you're doing!
I am about to start my master of IT. this is not only a golden answer for interview, but also a life code or even life hack. man, u r just so inspiring!
We might have the same final boss. I was asked the same questions "Where will you be in 5 year?" but I went blank. At the end I reversed the table and asked the boss "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" .... The overall 4-round interview experience in Redmond was fun and I have learned and grown a lot from it.
That answer didn't just "click in" for no reason. I had come up with that exact same answer during my interview last week. I was also unprepared for the question but, I have been jumping from industry to industry, company to company, moving from the US to Japan to China then finally to Canada, so I immediately realized why I made every single decision. This is absolutely a great answer, but we also need real life stories to back it up, stories that indeed show the drive that controls us to move forward, stories that really speak for themselves.
My interview process was a little weird. 4 rounds. Interviewing for a job I was already working as a contractor. 1 technical interview with a coworker. He laughed and said he didnt have any questions because I already know you can do everything we need. 2 more cross functional personality and cultural fit interviews with individuals from different, non technical, business orgs. And a final conversation with a VP. She pressed me on what were the flaws of my current org and what I would do to fix them.
I think the answer you gave was very good and professional. I loved it. However, I feel the overall interview questions and answers will always be suggestive based on the company and the person interviewing you. I remember getting a similar reaction to from an interviewer answering to the "Why should we hire you?" question. The answer I gave them they said they never heard before. I skipped the follow up interviews they had planned for the others and started within two weeks. I used the same answer to a question somewhere else and they didn't like it too much. Probably a huge contributor to why I never heard from them again. Regardless I loved this video and it was very informative/motivating. First time watcher and subscriber as of today!
@@kanknw "You should hire me if no other candidate better than me. If there is another candidate better than me then why would you hire me?" "NonDiversityHireCandidateSpeaksUp"
Just reminds me of the famous Steve Jobs quote "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards." Awesome answer though, also would you by any chance consider posting educational content {core subjects, languages, interview questions etc} on this channel? i'd love to learn from you
I was wondering what you'd say....When you began with going backwards 5 years ago, I absolutely exclaimed "PLAY OF THE GAME! PLAY OF THE GAME!" haha. It was absolutely mental. You're a marvelous story-teller as well; When you narrated the situation when the interviewer asked the boss question, it was so dramatic! I thought I was reading a suspense novel lol. I can't imagine you being silent for around 30 seconds uff. I learned a lot from this, even though I've my 1st interview in the coming days. So thanks for that. Lastly, the subtitles really help, as me and my friends have headache when listening to music (yes really), so we lower the volume.
Pirate King, THANK YOU🙂. Now, I feel good, cause I had similar answer for some interviews. Like I am like : I don't know exactly where I will be in five years, life is full of a surprise I do not even know if I will make it next week; however if I get a chance to reach the next 5 years from now, I know I would be the better version of myself, with new set of skills.
I just started programming classes and I'm not sure if this makes me more or less nervous for the future. But thanks for sharing in-depthly, makes it feel very relatable and achievable.
first of all thanks to the youtube algorithmn for recommending this channel! Next i started watching his one video and after literally started watching all videos! You have done really good stuff. whole hearted Respect sir!
i find it kinda funny that so many newer software engineering youtubers take so much inspiration from the SWE classic youtubers like TechLead and Joma Tech. this video and Pirate King’s character are clearly influenced by Patrick Shyu (TechLead): the confidence, the advice, the funny kinda pretentiousness. keep it up!
I was asked the same question in Barnes and Noble web developer interview 14-15 years ago. The interviewer kept asking me what will you be in the next 5 years again and again for 3 times. The first time I said I wanted to be a lead developer in a team, then he asked me again and again. At last I said after 911 happened, I wouldn't think too far ahead in the future. LOL
Working at a FAANG or Microsoft seems pretty cookie cutter. I think it's time we extend that acronym. Seems like talent just gets absorbed by/concentrated at these companies.
Great share dude, I got a offer just like that, he spent hours asked me these brain hack question, akwark moment come, but I did not tried to make up story, I just say what I am feeling for ice breaking then go on
I am a brazilian CS student (finishing my first year) and my dream is work on a big tech Company in the US (i really would love live in SF). There isnt many oportunities here in my country to get jobs in these companys, especially in other coutries so im really trying my best to get every tips and informations that might be useful for me. Love your videos, thanks for sharing these kind of stories, you inspire me to work hard every day and i hope in the future i became as sucesseful as you ❤️🙏
Asking someone where will they be in 5 years is the same as asking who your future wife is going to be. Do you know? Do I look like a fortune teller to you? It's a terrible question to begin with because logically speaking none of us know what will happen in the future, especially 5 years from now. Otherwise, you wouldn't be in that situation going through an interview in the first place. We can only hope that we do the best we can at this very moment and keep striving to do better than who we were yesterday.
I'm not either 3 or 5 round 😲. I only have 4 rounds (3 round at once+Final round) in the Microsoft career website… The first phone screen is not included in MS Career website 🤣🤣🤣
Bill gates: I will always hire a lazy person to do a difficult job because he will find an easy way to do it Pirate king: Bro check out my WFH and gaming set up Bill gates: You're hired
This was a great story. Can you tell us something about your project and day-to-day work as well ? Really curious to know how your typical day progresses at MS.
@@akashghosh1839 i didnt say this to boast myself lol i literally meant i didnt do much programming in college, but i did code a lot after I graduated college making games and stuff. I probably spent more time coding after i graduated. My fav language is c#! And I did one internship before my first fte :)
@@PIRATEKINGDOM Hey bro I am first year student for computer science engineering , I am literally confused about software engineering , I mean what exactly the skill we need for getting into FAANG companies , whether I should be great at codingand do competitive programming or also should I learn how to make websites using javascript etc.. Please big bro help me in the confusion ,also add some your suggestions!
Your answer wasn't mind blowing. However, your delivery in the moment and the fact that it was truly genuine made it Golden. Your sincerity was the Golden ticket.
Respect bro, despite achieving all this, and having such great outlook towards life, You're down to earth, no wonder God has kept best things in store for you! And as far the answer is concerned, its the best one this question will ever have! Love from India♥
Impressed. Love the answer. I guess if one's answer to an interview question comes immediately, it's probably not a unique one.
That is literally the best answer I have ever heard. I have always been strugling with this type of "Where do you see yourself in 5 years" questions.Your video give me the solution for this, thank you!
In the real world you get red flagged for being a risky hire but you do you.
absolutely the best story I've heard out of all the other SE ytubers out there, thanks for enlightening us man!
Bro, I'm right now preparing for my interview and I asked my mom to help me answer that same question. She answered really similar to you and when she did it made totally sense for me. I wish you the best in the following 5, 10, 80 years of your life! You're an awesome person
Honestly Microsoft seems like they have the best work culture and mission out of all big tech companies. I can't wait for my final rounds with them in a week!
Good luck!
Please tell me how it goes :)
Soooooooo how did it go?
@@jeffpeng1118 Thats how
@@luisnicolasrivas you got it?
I feel you so much.
I'm a new grad and landed on my first job in Tokyo as an international student, but I feel that there is so much to experience in life, that I shouldn't be limiting myself to whatever I know now.
I will surely know so much more and make decisions base on my widened perspective down the years.
It really makes you look inward when you come up with an answer to stump a hiring manager. The insightful response to this question "looking at your past, and trying to be in a place that makes you a better you." That is the essence of what we should all strive for and not stagnate at "just another paycheck." Thank you!
That honestly was golden! It had me thinking deeply of where I’ll be in the next 5 years..
that answer is actually one of the best answers i have ever heard, i actually paused the video and thought about an answer to give too and i was stuck, thanks man. Keep doing what you're doing!
I am about to start my master of IT. this is not only a golden answer for interview, but also a life code or even life hack. man, u r just so inspiring!
Your answer was eloquently said. Beautiful.
We might have the same final boss. I was asked the same questions "Where will you be in 5 year?" but I went blank. At the end I reversed the table and asked the boss "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" ....
The overall 4-round interview experience in Redmond was fun and I have learned and grown a lot from it.
You are so positive. I love it. You deserve everything you get.
That answer didn't just "click in" for no reason. I had come up with that exact same answer during my interview last week. I was also unprepared for the question but, I have been jumping from industry to industry, company to company, moving from the US to Japan to China then finally to Canada, so I immediately realized why I made every single decision. This is absolutely a great answer, but we also need real life stories to back it up, stories that indeed show the drive that controls us to move forward, stories that really speak for themselves.
My interview process was a little weird. 4 rounds. Interviewing for a job I was already working as a contractor. 1 technical interview with a coworker. He laughed and said he didnt have any questions because I already know you can do everything we need. 2 more cross functional personality and cultural fit interviews with individuals from different, non technical, business orgs. And a final conversation with a VP. She pressed me on what were the flaws of my current org and what I would do to fix them.
That is absolutely the best answer I've heard for that.
Congrats, not surprised you are one of the top talents from Korea
I think the answer you gave was very good and professional. I loved it. However, I feel the overall interview questions and answers will always be suggestive based on the company and the person interviewing you. I remember getting a similar reaction to from an interviewer answering to the "Why should we hire you?" question. The answer I gave them they said they never heard before. I skipped the follow up interviews they had planned for the others and started within two weeks. I used the same answer to a question somewhere else and they didn't like it too much. Probably a huge contributor to why I never heard from them again.
Regardless I loved this video and it was very informative/motivating. First time watcher and subscriber as of today!
Thank you for sharing the input! Yeah I do agree that it really depends on the person. I guess I was lucky enough to have someone who liked it then :)
Wonder if you can share your answer to that question: "Why should we hire you?"
@@kanknw "You should hire me if no other candidate better than me. If there is another candidate better than me then why would you hire me?" "NonDiversityHireCandidateSpeaksUp"
Just reminds me of the famous Steve Jobs quote "You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards."
Awesome answer though, also would you by any chance consider posting educational content {core subjects, languages, interview questions etc} on this channel? i'd love to learn from you
I was wondering what you'd say....When you began with going backwards 5 years ago, I absolutely exclaimed "PLAY OF THE GAME! PLAY OF THE GAME!" haha. It was absolutely mental.
You're a marvelous story-teller as well; When you narrated the situation when the interviewer asked the boss question, it was so dramatic! I thought I was reading a suspense novel lol. I can't imagine you being silent for around 30 seconds uff.
I learned a lot from this, even though I've my 1st interview in the coming days. So thanks for that.
Lastly, the subtitles really help, as me and my friends have headache when listening to music (yes really), so we lower the volume.
Thanks for such a nice comment! Really appreciapte XD
Thank you for your insight and thoughts! Nice video!
Really inspirational...thank you!
Pirate King, THANK YOU🙂. Now, I feel good, cause I had similar answer for some interviews. Like I am like : I don't know exactly where I will be in five years, life is full of a surprise I do not even know if I will make it next week; however if I get a chance to reach the next 5 years from now, I know I would be the better version of myself, with new set of skills.
I just started programming classes and I'm not sure if this makes me more or less nervous for the future. But thanks for sharing in-depthly, makes it feel very relatable and achievable.
Hi Daniel,Thank you so much for sharing your experience. One of the best answer!! Take care.
Just discovered your channel, great stuff, thanks ! :)
That was a great flip to the question! I expected the generic answer lol Thanks for being an inspiration!
That's the most honest answer I have ever heard
first of all thanks to the youtube algorithmn for recommending this channel! Next i started watching his one video and after literally started watching all videos! You have done really good stuff.
whole hearted Respect sir!
Thanks!!
SUBBED, beautiful answer
Great story. Sooooo in 5 years you gotta do a recap video now. Looking forward to it lol
thank you for sharing your story!
That answer was absolutely flawless.
I'm coming late but I really like your videos! For this video I really liked your answer, genuine and inspiring... Thank you very much!!!
Thanks! I'm glad! :)
You killing it love the way you explain for where l am gonna after 5 years Q…👍 hats off yo,
i find it kinda funny that so many newer software engineering youtubers take so much inspiration from the SWE classic youtubers like TechLead and Joma Tech. this video and Pirate King’s character are clearly influenced by Patrick Shyu (TechLead): the confidence, the advice, the funny kinda pretentiousness. keep it up!
my new favorite youtube channel
It's nice to see yourself grow
Thanks! Your answer to the future question helped me a little with my own answer.
I like this video a lot. I am no longer thinking as hard as I used to think when ever I hear this types of questions.
Yes your response to that question is mind-blowing! It's particularly golden!
So who then was ill-prepared 🤷
Subbed! You are authentic! Great stuff.
What an awesome answer. I just loved it
Said in a Interveiw once "if there is room for learning and growing in this company I will still be here in 5 years" 😆
that was the best interview man!
That is a brilliant answer. Im glad you land at MS. I guess that is not something Amazon HM wants tho. Congrats!
i expected you to say "I'm gonna be king of the pirates and find one piece!" haha
Thanks for your video, inspired me very much. Greetings from Costa Rica, you have a new suscriptor jejeje
Thank you for sharing the information, do you have any video on tips and tricks on salary negotiation process ...
Your answer is BOOM ! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing this great experience!
Golden answer! bro
That's a great way to rephrase "I don't know"
exactly
I was asked the same question in Barnes and Noble web developer interview 14-15 years ago. The interviewer kept asking me what will you be in the next 5 years again and again for 3 times. The first time I said I wanted to be a lead developer in a team, then he asked me again and again. At last I said after 911 happened, I wouldn't think too far ahead in the future. LOL
Rofl
That answer inspire me bro. Thanks
you are funny guy! welcome to MS! :)
yeah nailed it!
Your experience is so motivating
Working at a FAANG or Microsoft seems pretty cookie cutter. I think it's time we extend that acronym. Seems like talent just gets absorbed by/concentrated at these companies.
Great share dude, I got a offer just like that, he spent hours asked me these brain hack question, akwark moment come, but I did not tried to make up story, I just say what I am feeling for ice breaking then go on
Nice. Now I have some idea on answering that question.
I am a brazilian CS student (finishing my first year) and my dream is work on a big tech Company in the US (i really would love live in SF). There isnt many oportunities here in my country to get jobs in these companys, especially in other coutries so im really trying my best to get every tips and informations that might be useful for me. Love your videos, thanks for sharing these kind of stories, you inspire me to work hard every day and i hope in the future i became as sucesseful as you ❤️🙏
Wish u the best!
That is great!
I really impressed for being yourself 😊
you just made my day!!!!!!!!!!
really cool answer
You Sir are a legend. 🙌🏽
Awesome Content sir!!
it's indeed one of the best way to ans 🥰
It is great answer.
Asking someone where will they be in 5 years is the same as asking who your future wife is going to be. Do you know? Do I look like a fortune teller to you? It's a terrible question to begin with because logically speaking none of us know what will happen in the future, especially 5 years from now. Otherwise, you wouldn't be in that situation going through an interview in the first place. We can only hope that we do the best we can at this very moment and keep striving to do better than who we were yesterday.
Legendary!
I love your answer
that was a great answer imo
How come your English is so good? It's a real pleasure to listen to your stories! Any advice?
Thanks! Join my Discord (link in description)! There's a community out there willing to help you :)
TLDR you must be prepared. and if you're genius enough, you got this
I had an interview with MS, I only got to the 3rd phase.
At least you passed the phone interview! I have my phone interview tomorrow... feeling so unprepared
You didn’t state the compensation
Where will I be in 5 years? I'll be 10 years into a 20 year sentence.
I don't even know where I was 5 years ago. I need the Facebook algorithm to remind me of it.....
Thanks for this video!! May I ask, in the technical interview with Microsoft, are you allowed to choose your programming language?
Also I just want to say that this was GOLD advise
Yup! Technical interviews are usually language agnostic; you can choose any language you like unless you are told otherwise in advance :)
Celebrating the 5th anniversary of you asking me this question
What kind of gamedev were you doing exactly? What tech were you working with?
It was both client and server all done by myself. I was working with Adobe ActionScript3 for the client and Java for the server
@@PIRATEKINGDOM I remember working with AS3 back in the days. Good old days :)
Who's unprepared now XD
Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of you asking me that question 😂
I'm not either 3 or 5 round 😲. I only have 4 rounds (3 round at once+Final round) in the Microsoft career website… The first phone screen is not included in MS Career website 🤣🤣🤣
Wow!
bro help us😭😭
And so who is unprepared now. 😂 Cool!
In five years? Retired for 3 years already. Started coding in 1980 and have been in technology ever since.
great. i'm sure after this many hiring manager will hear this same answer. 😉
Do you continue to get discounts on Microsoft software for life if you decide to leave one day?
No its only during employment
So basically you nailed this typical question by didn’t prepare for it lols
Bill gates: I will always hire a lazy person to do a difficult job because he will find an easy way to do it
Pirate king: Bro check out my WFH and gaming set up
Bill gates: You're hired
This was a great story. Can you tell us something about your project and day-to-day work as well ? Really curious to know how your typical day progresses at MS.
Bro how many hours you use to code everyday in college life? And what what skill did you develop in your whole College Life ?
not that much.. prolly less than 3 hours per day? All I did in college was to learn DAT but that's pretty much it.. no project or anything lol
@@PIRATEKINGDOM wow ! you are amazing Did you done any internship thing stuffs? What your favourite programming language 😁
@@akashghosh1839 i didnt say this to boast myself lol i literally meant i didnt do much programming in college, but i did code a lot after I graduated college making games and stuff. I probably spent more time coding after i graduated. My fav language is c#! And I did one internship before my first fte :)
@@PIRATEKINGDOM ooh love you bro 💙
@@PIRATEKINGDOM Hey bro I am first year student for computer science engineering , I am literally confused about software engineering , I mean what exactly the skill we need for getting into FAANG companies , whether I should be great at codingand do competitive programming or also should I learn how to make websites using javascript etc..
Please big bro help me in the confusion ,also add some your suggestions!
Dude serious question where do you get your shirts from? 😂
This one's from COS! www.cosstores.com
i got lost in the middle of the video and i don't want to watch it again what was the answer of the question ? (where will u be in 5 years )