hi there my name is richard mcmahon from
the interview training website
passmyinterview.com and in this tutorial
i'm going to teach you how to answer the
common job interview question
why are you interested in this position
so if you have a job interview coming up
for any
organization whatsoever please make sure
you watch this tutorial fully from
beginning to end
because i can pretty much guarantee this
interview question will feature
at some stage and it's important you
give them a top scoring answer
now the majority of people will simply
respond to this interview question by
saying
this is the kind of work i am passionate
about or
i want to work for your company those
type of responses do not cut it so
within this tutorial this
is what i will cover i am going to give
you the perfect
answer to this interview question why
are you interested in this position i
will also tell you
what you really must include in your
answer three things
to make it outstanding and then also i
will give you
further tips to help you pass any kind
of job
interview whatsoever now also if you
tell me the name of your job interview
in the comments section below the video
i will give you some more interview
questions in addition to this one
that i think you should prepare for okay
so at some stage during your job
interview the hiring manager is going to
say to you
why are you interested in this position
and in order to give them a brilliant
answer we need to include three things
in our response number one tell them
the fact you feel the skills and
qualities
that are included in the job description
are a match for your own
now anybody who goes along to a job
interview is being assessed
predominantly against the skills and
qualities they have
the hiring manager wants to hear that
you have the necessary skills and
qualities
to get up and running in the role
quickly and also to perform to a high
standard
the second thing you need to include in
your answer is the fact
that their company has high standards
and this is somewhere you can grow and
develop
long term now the two important words
there are long term
all hiring managers want to take on
people who are going to stay with them
for a long period of time and then
number three the third thing that you
have to include in your answer
is the fact that the company clearly
hires enthusiastic and ambitious people
and you want to work within a team that
takes their responsibility seriously
because this then breeds positivity and
job
satisfaction and that shows that you
have high standards
so let's now take a look at a brilliant
perfect answer to that job interview
question why are you
interested in this position here we go
i am interested in this position for
three reasons
firstly prior to applying for the job i
carefully read the job description
and i genuinely have the necessary
skills the passion and the qualities
to perform highly secondly having
researched your company carefully
not only do you have very high standards
but you also provide excellent products
and services to your customers
i am looking for long-term employment
and this is somewhere i feel i can stay
for a long period of time
finally you clearly hire some talented
enthusiastic and ambitious people
i enjoy working as part of a team and i
believe this job is one where i will be
able to get lots of job satisfaction
from
whilst also working with people who will
help me to continually grow and develop
that is a brilliant answer and it will
be i can pretty much guarantee it better
than anybody else's
as i said at the start the majority of
people simply say
this is the type of work i'm passionate
about i'm attracted to your company
those
responses don't cut it that one does
it's in depth
and it focuses on those three important
factors now the next thing don't forget
to tell me the name of your job
interview in the comments section below
and i will give you more questions to
prepare for
and also click that link in the top
right hand corner of the video
have a look at my website at
passmyinterview.com where you can take a
look
at my top 21 great answers to tough
interview questions
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all the best for passing your job
interview have a brilliant day