Anyone actually say during an interview that the reason they want the job was because they need money?
Anyone actually say during an interview that the reason they want the job was because they need money?
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They're not asking "why do you want a job" they're asking "why do you want this job".
As in, out of all the jobs that will pay you money, why do you want this one in particular?
There are other points during an interview process to lay out your pay expectations.
"Well I want this particular job because you called me back for an interview and the others didn't"
I mean, sure, if you don't want to try any other answer to help convince them to hire you out of all the other applicants.
"I can eat a standard pack of instant noodles in less than 30 seconds"
Hired!
Cooked or uncooked? Either way, you seem like a good fit for the team.
Baked dry and then snorted through my tear ducts.
Thanks boss, I look forward to designing 2 stage rockets with the rest of my equally qualified coworkers!
I've been very pleased with your performance since joining the family 30 seconds ago. How would you feel about joining our management training program? Double the work for 10% more pay. I'm so proud. Can I call you son?
I failed out of school in kindergarten but I know double and 10% mean numbers going up so I'll say yes. And since you're so nice about it I'll even do half the work for 10% more because I've seen those numbers on cartons of cream and I know the cream rises to the crop or something, which is good.
"I want this job because employmesayswhat"
"Why did you apply here and not every other company in the world?"
"Because I am capable of doing the work and can commute to the work location in a manageable amount of time."
Valid answer.
It's about how you say it though.
If you can manage to not be weird about it, you can turn the concept into corpospeak ans do just fine.
Paraphrasing, because it's partially going to depend on the interviewer. "Your company has the market position to offer a pay scale that matches my quality as an employee" can end up nailing an interview.
Saying "I don't care where I work as long as I get paid", less so.
I would never want to work at a place where I have to talk like this unironically. It's ridiculous.
If you are competent, you show it directly. No need to hide behind bullshit buzzwords.
Well, at least that's my reverse filter for companies.
My current team leader interviewed me in a band shirt and we deep dived into realistic brainstorming for how I would approach real problems and we instantly vibed.
I immediately knew that's a good place.
Interviews are for fit a lot of times. I get plenty of candidates. I want someone who will 1) fit the team and 2) jive with me as a manager. Not everyone can fulfill those 2 main requirements. The skills come secondary honestly.
As in, out of all the jobs that will pay you money, why do you want this one in particular?
"Because you're the only company out of 300 that emailed me back"
"I'm looking for a role where I can make good use of the skills I bring to the table" (because implicitly, the 299 places that didn't email back don't have a role where you can fit in and be useful (even if that's only true in the sense that they didn't hire you so therefore you can't contribute there))