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Recruiters and HR sometimes do things backwards. Best answer should be as if you were asked in a face to face interview. Mention how your skills are relevant to what was described to if applicable and describe further your past experience and accomplishments. You clearly have some of this given you were contacted.
Remember its a competition this job market. Sell yourself and your skills and experience as the main point.
Recruiters and HR sometimes do things backwards. Best answer should be as if you were asked in a face to face interview. Mention how your skills are relevant to what was described to if applicable and describe further your past experience and accomplishments. You clearly have some of this given you were contacted.
Remember its a competition this job market. Sell yourself and your skills and experience as the main point.
Oh, I know, and I did, but I thought it was a strange question.
I had a recruiter call me today. Job sounded interesting enough, and the pay range would be an upgrade.
One of the questions he asked was "Why are you applying to this job"
Uhh.... you found my LinkedIn and called me?
Seriously?
They are asking really, why should we hire you, so there's your chance to sell yourself, but yeah I get your point they sought you out, no the other way around.
Unfortunately, a lot of recruiters I have interacted with in the last 6 months, especially the independent one, mercs I call them, are unprofessional. Sometimes when I call them it sounds like they are in some telemarketing boiler room, which is probably more true than not.
That's really the only HONEST answer for 99% of us, but nobody says it. Instead we have to make up something about professional growth, passion for the field, etc. In other words, the only way to answer that question and have any hopes of landing the job is to lie.
I had a recruiter call me today. Job sounded interesting enough, and the pay range would be an upgrade.
One of the questions he asked was "Why are you applying to this job"
Uhh.... you found my LinkedIn and called me?
Seriously?
The recruiter worded it badly, but what they really were going for was "why would I submit you" or "why do you think you would be good"
People are not going to appreciate this, but the recruiter has a job to do and was probably talking to you while trying to check email, etc...they are busy and not able to focus on just one thing at a time.
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"Because I need the money"
That's really the only HONEST answer for 99% of us, but nobody says it. Instead we have to make up something about professional growth, passion for the field, etc. In other words, the only way to answer that question and have any hopes of landing the job is to lie.
That's right, no one wants to hire someone just because they need the money and there are many applicants that are simply fulfilling their UI requirements. You don't really have to lie, but if you want the job you need to convince yourself that you want THAT job. Otherwise a good hiring manager will be able to tell.
When there are so many qualified applicants we really do look for someone that wants to be there.
That's really the only HONEST answer for 99% of us, but nobody says it. Instead we have to make up something about professional growth, passion for the field, etc. In other words, the only way to answer that question and have any hopes of landing the job is to lie.
While that may be true for unemployed people, there are many people who apply for jobs who are already employed. It is (usually) not about the money for them. It is actually about professional growth, passion for the field, etc, etc. It certainly isn't a lie for them.
Remember its a competition this job market. Sell yourself and your skills and experience as the main point.
Really? You need to tell this to the members of congress and the CEOs of corporate America. After all, they're the ones begging for tens of thousands of more immigrants to be let in to the country because, gosh darn it, there just aren't enough people to fill all those jobs they have. They aren't lying, are they?
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