How am I supposed to defend why I want to apply to a specific role when there's so little information about the role on the company's website... and when that info is also super generic. Every job posting literally has 5 paragraphs of "fluff" and only 2-3 sentences of what actually characterizes and distinguishes the job. Anyone have any guidance here? What other resources should I utilize?

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I mean why do you want it if you know so little about it? Have you spoken with anyone in the group, networked, etc? Feels like your answer is in your question…

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