This question is not asked frequently anymore, but when it is asked, employers are looking for your answer to reflect synergy with their organization and the requirements for the position for which you are interviewing, to show that your innate characteristics are aligned with their needs. In other words, if you're interviewing for a sales position today, the employer hopes to see that your long-term goals involve ambition, creativity, competitiveness, and so forth. The latter again requires an answer which is relevant to the particular interviewing situation. The goal of the interview is to produce enough examples of past behavior to predict accurately future behavior in the target position. Behavioral questions are carefully worded and direct applicants to discuss what they have actually said and done in the past.
Behavioral questions discourage theoretical responses.
Summarize a situation where you took the initiative to get others going on an important issue, and played a leading role to achieve the results wanted. Describe a problem situation where you had to seek out relevant information, define key issues, and decide on which steps to take to get desired results. Describe an instance where you make effective use of facts to secure the agreement of others. Give an example of how you worked effectively with people to accomplish an important result. Provide an example of how you assessed a situation and achieved good results by focusing on the most important priorities.