in this video you'll learn my top three
strategies to answer one of the most
popular interview of questions why do
you want to work here if we've never met
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has someone that has helped thousands of
students on their job search journey I
know how tough it can be to prepare for
a job interview you want to stand out
from all the other candidates you want
to make it to the next round of
interviews and you want to get that job
before we tackle one of the most popular
interview questions why do you want to
work here there's a few things you need
to do first evaluate your intentions
make a quick list of why you want to
work for the company and what inspires
you most about the position and then
second do your research find out
everything you can about the company and
the position research the company's
website evaluate their activity on
social media go even further by viewing
the company's LinkedIn page you might
find that you know someone that works
there or you know someone that knows
someone that works there reach out to
these people to gain greater insight
into the company and the position read
the most recent articles that the
company has published read articles that
have been published about the company
get clear on what the company's mission
is and what their core values are and
then finally remember that the reason
why this question is so popular is
because it gives the interviewer greater
insight into what your intentions are
and if you will really be a valuable
contribution to their team so let's dive
into my top three strategies to answer
the interview question why do you want
to work here
number one show that you are the
solution to their problem now you'll
know what their problem is because
you've done your research to dig a
little bit deeper thoroughly review the
job posting so here's an example of how
you can answer the question by
demonstrating that you are the solution
to the problem I want to work here
because I understand that one of the
challenges your company faces is angry
and upset clients one of my greatest
strengths is to quickly calm high-stress
situations in fact in my previous
position I was recognized for repairing
relations with dissatisfied clients this
leads us to tip number two be yourself
and show your passion it can be hard to
show your true personality in a job
interview especially when you want to
show your best self but studies have
shown that an interviewer will hire
someone based on a personality trait
over someone that has a specific skill
set after all personality is a lot
harder to Train than a skill set it's
easiest to show your personality when
you're talking about something that
really interests you or something that
you're passionate about your excitement
for the position will come through in
your body language and your words so
here's an example of how you can answer
the question being yourself and showing
your passion I want to work here because
I recently read that your company is
known for its contribution to society
and its commitment to improve the
community one of my greatest passions is
to bring awareness to my local community
about good nutrition in fact every month
I hold a free nutrition class for
families in my local community center
and then finally tip number three be
specific with your examples the last
thing you want to do is answer this
question with something like I want to
work here because I need a job or I want
to work here because I need money these
specific as possible when you answer
this question
here's a better way to approach I want
to work here because I admire that one
of your core values is to empower your
employees I'm impressed that your
organization
takes the time to understand employee
strengths and weaknesses and assigns
responsibilities accordingly let's recap
my top three strategies to answer the
popular interview question why do you
want to work here tip number one show
that you are the solution to their
problem tip number two be yourself and
show your passion tip number three be
specific with your examples I know you
can nail this question on your next job
interview I'm behind you all the way and
because you stuck in there until the end
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