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"Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
I've never understood how the hell is one supposed to answer to that question without just making stuff up. None of us are psychics to be able to see the future or none of us have an access to a supercomputer to simulate life to even guess whats going to happen to us in 5 years.
It's an impossible question to answer without just making stuff up.
The interviewer wants to know what your ambitions are. You're supposed to make stuff up, so they get an idea what want your career path to be like.
Fair and being passionate about not dying of hunger or living on the street aren't aren't going to suffice?
That would depend on the job and the interviewer.
You should realize that that is a passion you share with pretty much everyone, including the interviewer.
In order to achieve that dream the interviewer wishes to keep their job and thus select the best candidate possible. If you can't come up with anything that sets you apart from the crowd, chances are that's not you.
i suspect that future question is to gauge the applicant, if they are going to just ditch the company within a year or less.
It's not about prediction, it's about desires, interests, and goals
"Balls deep in your daughter because I want to run this place someday."
Internal voice:
"Bitch, please, I don't know what I'm doing this weekend"
External voice:
"Improving my knowledge and skills in this area to allow for others to move up if that's what they desire. My goal is to be a critical member of the team and to earn the trust of my peers"
"I see myself contributing to the continued success of ."
My approach to that question is to talk about a skill related to but not required for the role I'm applying for which I would like to learn. I try to present myself as someone motivated to improve his skills in such a way that I would be qualified for the position I'd like for them to promote me to within five years if they hire me.