I am stuck on answers for possible entry level EHS interview questions ? I was asking advice off someone, they said that I should keep the answers generic for entry level to be safe.

1. What are your Career goals ?

Short term, I want to master hazard identification. Long term, I want to become a Health and Safety Manager who builds a strong safety culture and helps reduce the incident rate, year after year.

This is what he advised instead:

Short term, I would like to fulfill my duties close to perfection and long term I would love to share my experiences gathered throughout the years with new colleagues in a management role.

2. Are you open to learning ?

Absolutely, when I first started using SPSS, a technical data software, I primarily taught myself the software through online sources and practice, with occasional guidance from my professor when I encountered challenges.

Hi - I'm with Kate - answer the way that fits with what you actually feel. As for the two QQ in your post.

1. I don't think that EITHER answer sounds genuine or convincing. Nobody other than someone living in utopia strives for anything like perfection.

Further any answer that refers to reducing incident rates will probably irritate about half of potential employers who if the interviewers are competent will start to ask you about e.g. how you would measure incident rates for longer term harms and similar questions that will have most candidates (at what ever level) floundering.

2.  The question is about learning, not one specific software solution. What if the organisation that is interviewing you uses something entirely different and is probably not about to switch to SPSS?

You could approach the question via a mix of things that you could learn OFF the job e.g. courses and what you think you will be able to learn ON the job - via experience. Which is less costly to invest in from an exmployer's perspective? Which will probably usually have you learning more?