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I’ve always thought of myself as a person who…
And I know that company xyz is/can be the best in the world at…
So, I think I can add value to company xyz by providing…insert buzzwords taken directly from job description.
Now, if you don’t mind, would you tell me what inspired you to work at company xyz?
These are probably the most useful actionable pieces of advice someone has given in the thread imo.
Why do you want to work HERE is the point of the question, of course we need to work a job to put food on the table, but why do you think you fit at this company vs xyz competition is a great way to show you are doing more than bag chasing
I wish we would get away from stigmatizing bag chasing. There’s nothing wrong with taking a job for the salary. Not everyone needs to be passionate about their role. It’s enough to not hate it and do their best
I focus on company culture, their goals, and overall company mission.
What sets that company apart from the others you’re applying to? Company culture? The product or service? The type of work you’d be doing? Why DO you want it? If you don’t have a good reason and you just want a job, skip it. You want to work somewhere that you’ll enjoy it and ideally stay a long time. If nothing about that place excites you, it’s not worth it.
For publicly traded US companies, have a look at the 10-k report filed annually for investors. This will include strategic goals for the company and you can work them into your own passions to relate to the “why here?”
I’ve honestly never seen a single one of my previous companies 10-k’s (I work for a private company now). You could’ve peppered me with delightful words from the form and I would’ve thought you were desperate and tried a lot harder to prove it than the last person did.
I've always used this question during interviews to assess whether a candidate has done ANY homework. You should know something about the company and team, and have an answer as to why that fits your interests professionally. If your answer is, "you know, I've always thought of becoming a golf club" then you've missed an opportunity to display your true interest in the other side of the table.
If you are struggling to answer this question, then answering it honestly would make you less of a candidate for the position. If you were what the interviewer was looking for you would be bursting at the seams to answer this question, because you would be very passionate and excited about something that the company offers. Unfortunately, in this day and age many people are desperate enough they have to settle.
Someone else mentioned that it means it’s not a match and you should skip this job. I do agree with that if you have options. If you’re desperate and you need a job that you don’t have a specific reason for that exact job, you have to fake it if you want the job. Do some research about the company find out a couple of characteristics that the company is clearly excited about and use those. But you gotta sell it man. I will try real hard to get genuinely excited about those things before the interview.
Hr interviews are all about finesse, talk about what you know what you want to learn how that relates to the role/mission. Lookup the interviewers linkedin and toss in a couple words about that. Works like a charm
Because you are paying more.
It’s an awful question realistically because they may weed out some candidates by asking it, but ultimately most people work because they have to, not because they love getting up and spending 8-12+ hours a day thinking about some other person’s company’s success/product/business. Most companies pedal how wonderful they are and how they “only hire the best” and how “inclusive” and “diverse” they are, but 99% of them are the same as each other and are somewhere in the range of terrible to above average, most likely falling at mediocre in most areas.
If you’re a software developer also (which your title says), keep trying to find the best position for yourself emotionally/physically/financially (combination of these), and if this question comes up just say you’re looking for a company where you can provide value and fit into a culture where you’re contributing to their product. Obviously you can give more detail than this but I’ve never felt the need to go on about this question as I think usually it’s a slightly throwaway question, and literally almost everywhere I have worked or interviewed claims they have the best culture or claims they hire the best developers …
I see nothing wrong in saying the salary to be honest but I've always kept that to be the last thing I mentioned.
My advice is to know something about the company, what they do and what they produce.
State clearly when asked that question the following, I'm interested in extending my skills within the are this company works.
So let's say it's a financial company, why do you want to work here.
I'm interested in financial software and have enjoy the following, financial services companies are often very fast paced and very fast moving in how they produce software, most aim to be on the cutting edge because first to market often means first to generate profit. I believe I have both the skills for the role and the drive to be a part of something special and to be involved with producing software that is both useful and people want to use for their financial transactions, the salary is nice too.
If you can say something along those lines knowing what the company does then it's a good answer.
It's one I look for when I interview and ask people why do you want to work here, I'm looking for those that have done some research, understand what the company does but also are not afraid to show some personality under pressure.