When finance and banking organisations are interviewing intern and graduate candidates, they're looking for the best of the best. One hallmark of this, is that the candidate is all ready giving thought to their chosen career path, they're not just thinking about tomorrow.

Interviewers want to you to convince them you have taken the time to do some career planning rather than drift through your career. 
The world has plenty of drifters. 
You need to demonstrate you're not one of them.  

You don’t have to tell the interviewer that you will stay with the organisation for 5 years.

We know that this is highly unlikely nowadays because young professionals often change jobs 2-3 times in the first 5 years.

Also, you don't need to look at their grading system and tell them that you want to be a Director or Managing Director within 5 years. This could actually work against you because different organizations have different criteria for promotion, and it's unlikely you will know the promotion  criteria for this organisation unless you have inside information from Senior HR employees.

What you CAN say.

Focus on how your want your career to progress and why.

Employers want to know that you’re committed to your chosen career path and open to continual learning and progress. We want to be sure that you're sure you picked the right career path because this will mean you will be a motivated and engaged employee. There's nothing more demoralising than being in a career that you dislike.

When I was young, my family chose my career for me and I endured it for four years. I hated every single day of work because it did not fit my personality or skill set. When I changed career and took my own chosen path, I flourished it made me the person I am today.

So demonstrate to the interviewer that you have given strategic thought to:

There are other ways I could ask you  this question such as :

So you need to tailor your response dependent on the question. 

Avoid telling the interviewer you want a specific seniority or grading.

Instead, let the interviewer know that you’ve given thought to your career and that you’re committed to your chosen career path, this is what they are usually looking for.  

Now, here’s a suggestion for you to CRUSH this interview question.

Use the 5-year Career planner download here to plan your answer.

Then ……when you’re ready, try answering the question in the simulated interview.