Answer: I enjoy interacting with customers and my last job took me a bit away from that. I’m looking to find a role that will let me get back to the direct customer interaction that I enjoy so much. I took a look at the job description before coming in and it seems like this role involves a lot of customer-facing work. I was excited because that’s a strength of mine and I think that not only would this position fit what I’m targeting, but it would also allow me to come in and have an immediate impact and make the best use of my skills.
Explanation:
Hiring managers want to see that you’ve put effort into thinking about your career, your job search, and what your priorities are in the next position you take. That’s the type of person they want to hire.
So the worst thing you can do when they ask why you want this position is to say you’re not sure.
If you say you haven’t thought about what you want, or that you don’t know anything about their position, you might have already cost yourself the job!
They’re just NOT going to hire you if you can’t explain why you’re job hunting and what you’d like to do in your next position.
So, when they ask “why do you want this job?”, the first thing you need to be able to do is to name something you’re looking for in your job search overall.
1. Explain what you’re looking for
2. Show them that you know what their job involves
3. Show them how you’ll help them if they hire you for this job
