I’m preparing for interviews and every time they ask, “Why do you want to work here?” I cringe. Do people actually answer this honestly, or is it just a performance we’ve all agreed to pretend is real?

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It’s definitely a performance, but one you can make meaningful. Try connecting something real in your background to what they do. You can be strategic and sincere at the same time.

It’s 100% performance. You have to answer it honestly though because places what to see that you’ve done at least a smidge of research.

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