Recently laid off as the first sales rep at a startup after 3 months. Just curious how everyone responds to this interview question.
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Best way to answer - "Why do you want to work @ Company"
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Blah blah, culture, opportunity for growth, product market fit, blah blah
Hahahah... works every time
Because you touch yourself at night.
"Everything you have to offer and how you put yourself out there, just really gets me goin, ya know?"
Why DO you want to work for them? Other than to pay your bills?
"Because it sucks less than other places I chose not to apply at."
This made me giggle 😆
happy to be of service. I value a giggle more than a laugh any day.
If you have to come to us you probably don't really want to work there
Recently landed a new role with an org that asks this...
I looked up their mission and values and saw similar things. Aligned my "why" to their needs.
Had a competing offer too - who are notorious for asking this exact thing... it never bothered me to answer this.
Example for you "laid off but still in love with sales. looking to get back in the business and crush quotas"
My answer was focused on growth. How much they are growing - and the ceiling I hit in my current role. Literally waiting for someone to get hit by a bus to grow. No hard feelings but I see the potential for personal and business success in this new role with Company.
I looked up their mission and values and saw similar things. Aligned my "why" to their needs.
Had a competing offer too - who are notorious for asking this exact thing... it never bothered me to answer this.
Example for you "laid off but still in love with sales. looking to get back in the business and crush quotas"
My answer was focused on growth. How much they are growing - and the ceiling I hit in my current role. Literally waiting for someone to get hit by a bus to grow. No hard feelings but I see the potential for personal and business success in this new role with Company.
“Culture”
sorry, you got laid off.
if you can regurgitate the core values and how they align to your goals / what you're trying to achieve, that is the answer to your why.
last thing to note, this platform is kinda sorta definitely supposed to be anonymous - might want to try and change your username and switch your pfp to an ape or something.
if you can regurgitate the core values and how they align to your goals / what you're trying to achieve, that is the answer to your why.
last thing to note, this platform is kinda sorta definitely supposed to be anonymous - might want to try and change your username and switch your pfp to an ape or something.
thanks for that note.
:)
I usually answer this question (or similar) with this:
"When I am looking at a company or a position there are 3 things I consider:
(1) compensation. I need to be able to care for my family and not worry about paying my mortgage. But while its not necessarily #1, its important so that I can focus on my job.
(2) Do I believe in what I'm selling? I know from strong personal experience I can't sell what I don't believe in.
(3) Does it give back or contribute to society in some way? I want what I do for a living to help people in some way."
For me that covers the bases.
"When I am looking at a company or a position there are 3 things I consider:
(1) compensation. I need to be able to care for my family and not worry about paying my mortgage. But while its not necessarily #1, its important so that I can focus on my job.
(2) Do I believe in what I'm selling? I know from strong personal experience I can't sell what I don't believe in.
(3) Does it give back or contribute to society in some way? I want what I do for a living to help people in some way."
For me that covers the bases.
did you reach out to the company or did the comapny reach out to you for the interview. very different situation.
Because it's company X. Why wouldn't I
Before the interview, of course you should be doing some research on them; their LinkedIn, their website, etc. Just try to find one thing from those sources that resonates with you personally and go ham on it.
For instance, one company in particular called out "product-led growth" in their LinkedIn header. This is something I believe in wholeheartedly and I've had bad experiences with companies that don't follow this philosophy. Tell the interviewer why this is important to you and be sure to focus on why this particular synergy could result in better results for them if they hire you.
For instance, one company in particular called out "product-led growth" in their LinkedIn header. This is something I believe in wholeheartedly and I've had bad experiences with companies that don't follow this philosophy. Tell the interviewer why this is important to you and be sure to focus on why this particular synergy could result in better results for them if they hire you.
just tell them the story the recruiter pitched you with. Culture, opportunity product growth blabla
Im gonna be an asshole here - but if you cant answer this question on your own, I think we may have some larger issues at play.
Based on what I've read, your values match mine. Specifically around ________________. Can you speak to that at all?
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