How do you answer the "Why do you want to work here?" interview question when the real answer is just "I have a mortgage and your salary band is high"? It feels so patronizing to read a company's mission statement back to them just to prove I'm a cultural fit.

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I hate such uestions. For charity organizations these questions are ok but everywhere else its for money…

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You don’t have any career ambitions ?

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Sure, we all do....probably. But those come after we have secured a salary because we humans have this nasty habit of having to eat every day and getting sick and dying if we don't have shelter over our heads.

the honest move is to translate it. "why this company" really means "what have you noticed about how we work that made you think you'd be effective here." that framing lets you give a real answer without performing enthusiasm you don't feel. specificity beats sincerity theatre every time.

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I fake it till I make it. Come up with a standard answer that you give every company do the life of your career. It’s easier for me that way. Practice it in the mirror out loud. I’ve been faking the answer to this question my whole career. My real answer is: so I won’t be poor, so my family won’t starve and live on the streets, and so we can live a relatively comfortable and healthy life.

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I typically say "I'm looking for cool work cause I'm a smart guy. I don't know if you have cool work, maybe, but to find out I'm here"

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