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Among countless questions that an interviewer could ask is: \u201cWhy do you want this job?\u201d, or \u201cWhy are you interested in this job?\u201d Of course, the words an interviewer may use could differ.<\/strong><\/p>\n However, the objectives of such questions remain the same: An interviewer wants to find your intentions for applying for the vacancy.<\/p>\n What are your intentions that an interviewer wants to know? Let\u2019s learn a little about them.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Let\u2019s understand first that an interviewer has limited time to gauge whether you qualify for the job. Therefore, they\u2019ll ask questions that fit within the time and try to assess your capabilities, interest, aptitude and other parameters.<\/p>\n What interviewers look for when they ask: \u201cWhy do you want this job?\u201d are as follows.<\/p>\n Interviewers also wish to find whether you\u2019re there just to check how much salary an organization would offer.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Now that we know the main intentions behind this question: \u201cWhy do you want this job?\u201d it\u2019s imperative to create a good impression on the interviewer.<\/p>\n The most important thing to remember while answering this question: there are no rules or set answers that you can offer. Meaning, you\u2019ll have to create an answer that meets your needs and resolves any doubts an interviewer has about your intentions.<\/p>\n Therefore, use these simple tweaks to answer the question.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the first weapon you can deploy effectively. However, leveraging your service record means you\u2019ll require lengthy tenures with every employer. If you\u2019re the proverbial job-hopper, there\u2019s all likelihood you won\u2019t get the post anyways.<\/p>\n However, if you are serving an organization for a respectable period- say five years or more- and have an impeccable track record, you can use this to answer \u201cWhy are you interested in this job?\u201d.<\/p>\n Speak about outgrowing the current employer because that\u2019s the most natural explanation. Usually, most employees except those working with the government and its organizations, outgrow a place within five years.<\/p>\n Meaning, they see no more future scope such as\u00a0merit-based promotions\u00a0and\u00a0salary increments. Instead, they\u2019ll get promotions and pay hikes merely on the basis of seniority.<\/p>\n When you leverage your service record and answer \u201cWhy do you want this job\u201d, you\u2019re sending a clear signal that you believe in your own skills and performance.<\/p>\n It shows you\u2019re unwilling to accept promotions and increments merely because of your seniority. That you prefer merit over a number of years.<\/p>\n By leveraging your service record, you\u2019ll leave a fabulous impression among interviewers. They\u2019ll understand that you mean business.<\/p>\n You\u2019re indicating confidence in your qualifications and skills and are willing to work your way upwards. This would benefit the employer and you. Therefore, use an impeccable service record to answer this question.<\/p>\n And yes, money does matter. If you\u2019re switching jobs purely for higher pay, state that clearly and without any hesitation. I\u2019ll explain this a little further.<\/p>\n Unless you don\u2019t have much experience in the field, an employer will make you an offer first. You\u00a0can accept or negotiate. However, if you\u2019re skills and experience are important to the employer, chances are you\u2019ll be asked to quote own salary.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re hopping or changing jobs for money, say so clearly. Nowadays, a lot of companies conduct Employee Background Screening (EBS) before making an offer. Therefore, if you lie about the salary you\u2019re currently getting, it would be found out easily.<\/p>\n Other organizations request you to\u00a0submit your last salary slip\u00a0to verify how much you\u2019re getting.<\/p>\n You can avoid these situations by clearly stating you want the job because it would offer more money. After all, you\u2019re working for money and not there for charity. Hence, such an answer is prudent and perfectly acceptable.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re genuinely a victim of poor working conditions, say that very clearly while answering \u201cWhy do you want to join our company?\u201d.<\/p>\n However,\u00a0do not blame your employer, seniors or colleagues. Instead, simply say why you\u2019re unable to fit into the working conditions. Avoid criticizing anyone because it would reflect very poorly upon you.<\/p>\n When you provide genuine reasons for leaving an organization, an interviewer will share his or her empathy.<\/p>\n However, that can happen\u00a0only when you have the necessary skills\u00a0and wish to utilize them better. Poor working conditions doesn\u2019t usually stand alone as a reason to want to work elsewhere.<\/p>\n However, when you cite poor working conditions, an interviewer may also try to probe whether you\u2019re at fault.<\/p>\n And they might also ask questions that might force you to part with certain trade secrets or operating processes of your current employer. Ensure that you steer away from these questions.<\/p>\n If the reason you\u2019re looking for a new job is relocating to your native city or nearer home, the answer becomes really easy. Simply state the real reason.<\/p>\n Speak about how relocation would help the company since you\u2019ll live with family and in a familiar place. Here you can leverage your knowledge about the area for this purpose as well as the local language if you have expert level fluency.<\/p>\n However, an interviewer might try and punch loopholes in your response. They may wish to know why you came to another city in the first place.<\/p>\n That\u2019s not as difficult to reply. You can simply answer that you were looking for a suitable position to launch or further your career.<\/p>\n Another question that might accompany \u2018How to answer why do you want to join our company?\u201d when you speak of relocation are salary and expenses.<\/p>\n The prospective employer may expect you to relocate at your own expense. And salaries a company pays at other locations may be lower than what you\u2019re presently drawing.<\/p>\n If such a scenario arises, the ball is entirely in your court.\u00a0 You can request the company to provide favorable terms and conditions that would help you relocate. Again, speak about how your relocation benefits the employer more than it helps you.<\/p>\n As you can see, the question \u201cWhy do you want this job?<\/strong>\u201d, isn\u2019t all that difficult to answer. As long as you\u2019re speaking the truth and not fudging any facts. The above tweaks would enable you to respond to this question with ease and full confidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Among countless questions that an interviewer could ask is: \u201cWhy do you want this job?\u201d, or \u201cWhy are you interested in this job?\u201d Of course, the words an interviewer may use could…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Intentions behind Asking \u201cWhy Do You Want This Job?\u201d<\/h2>\n
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Ways to Answer \u201cWhy Do You Want This Job?\u201d<\/h2>\n
Leverage Your Service Record<\/h3>\n
Merit Over Seniority<\/h3>\n
Money Matters<\/h3>\n
Poor Working Conditions<\/h3>\n
Relocation for Work Can be a Reason for \u201cWhy do you want this job\u201d<\/h3>\n
Wrap Up<\/h4>\n