Best Way to Answers “Why Do You Want This Job”
Among countless questions that an interviewer could ask is: “Why do you want this job?”, or “Why are you interested in this job?” Of course, the words an interviewer may use could differ.
However, the objectives of such questions remain the same: An interviewer wants to find your intentions for applying for the vacancy.
What are your intentions that an interviewer wants to know? Let’s learn a little about them.
Intentions behind Asking “Why Do You Want This Job?”
Let’s understand first that an interviewer has limited time to gauge whether you qualify for the job. Therefore, they’ll ask questions that fit within the time and try to assess your capabilities, interest, aptitude and other parameters.
What interviewers look for when they ask: “Why do you want this job?” are as follows.
- Dissatisfaction with the earlier or current job.
- Higher pay scale.
- Convenience in commuting.
- Relocation.
- Hidden Reasons such as poor relations with seniors and colleagues or lack of skills for the job you’re doing.
Interviewers also wish to find whether you’re there just to check how much salary an organization would offer.
Because thousands of people have this uncivilised habit of using an offer letter with more pay as a bargaining chip to blackmail their current employer. And no respectable company will allow its offer letters to become bargaining chips.
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