Why Do You Want to Work Here? (Answer this Tricky Question)

“Why do you want to work here?” is a tricky interview question since there are 3 implicit things the interviewer is looking for. Variations of this popular interview question include “Why are you interested in this position,” “Why do you want this job?” and “Why do you want to work for us?” But all three of these are asking the same thing. As long as you grasp this concept, you can take the best answer examples from this video and adapt it for your own use case.

In this video I provide sample answers that address all the implicit questions the interviewer is looking for. These example answers have worked well for me and my community so I’m confident you will find some learnings here.

First, the interviewer is trying to figure out whether or not you have a growth mindset. Whether you’re trying to improve yourself so you can benefit their company. Do you want the job because of superficial reasons (like salary, commute, and location) or are in it for the long run?

Secondly, how much research have you done? Are you really interested in working for the company you’re interviewing with? Or is it just a stepping stone to something else?

Finally, how enthusiastic are you about the role? What exactly about the position interests you? Can you provide specific examples that speak to why the role would benefit both the company and you?

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00:00 Intro
00:23 What interviewer wants to achieve with this question
00:50 Do you have a growth mindset?
03:34 How much research have you done?
05:44 How enthusiastic are you about the role?
08:11 Ending

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Let me know if you have any questions!

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:23 What interviewer wants to achieve with this question
00:50 Do you have a growth mindset?
03:34 How much research have you done?
05:44 How enthusiastic are you about the role?
08:11 Ending

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Mr. Shu, I see you are audience-oriented. Your videos are captioned in correct English and punctuation. You'd be surprised how many videos I see that I could encourage my students to seek out for further information that are "auto-generated." I don't have the time to request of YouTube to convert them or ask the IT team at work to do this job. You've got an A from me for anticipating the audience's needs. Thank you for the information and videos that don't go on for 20-minutes, 30, or one hour. Time is important; and you show that you value your audience's. Good job.

[udayjain]

This has to be one of the best and most practical channels for interview prep. Thank you so much. Big Help!!
You deserve more subs man!!

[patriciarocha]

I’m addicted to your channel and do need to compliment it! I’m so glad that finally someone added the summary w/ time in the beginning of the video (for us, who love to run the bar to the main point). I hope other youtubers get this habit 🙏😅.

Ps: I don’t usually run the bar for videos with less than 10min length, so congrats again for compacting all the info objectively, so we don’t get distracted/tired and can focus on absorbing the knowledge! 😃

[Meeshelle]

Jeff! I love your videos and find them incredibly helpful during my job search! Your energy, articulation, and pacing make the content easy to digest, and I really resonated with your introversion! Wishing you nothing but success :)

[islamicsalami]

Jeff, this advice is golden. Thank you for posting these tips. I am currently going through the interview process and have found your channel to be insanely helpful.. I'd love to see you crush a real interview sometime. You'd definitely get the job, haha. Keep up the great work. I just subscribed!

[Andrea_Dong]

Great advice! I’ve never thought of asking experts about their KPI to gauge what their day-to-day is like.
In answer to your question, I look at their websites, check their social media accounts, and, of course, ask Google! I think the hardest part about the whole process is filtering out all the unimportant parts to get to the relevant information.

[nicholaslevy]

Jeff I am currently a third year a student dipping my toes into my field for the first time, all I have to say is you friggin rock man. I surely know that these tips will help me prosper even late into my career. Thank you for awesome advice and great videos!!

[charlestorresalmanza]

Thank you Jeff. Although I’m not looking for a new job right now, I still enjoy a lot learning from your tips on how to prepare for future interviews. Great job man!

[badgal_fifi]

I found some of your examples are really helpful, especially the language you selected. "A natural extension of my professional growth" is a great expression.

[Christiana-J]

Some of the insights from this video can be applied to cover letter writing or questions companies put in their application questions. Thanks so much for sharing Jeff!

[Dan-gnpg]

You made these videos 3 years ago, and your tips and techniques for answering questions helped me land my dream job at a top tech company. I promised myself I would tell you thank you if I got the job.
THANK YOU.

[kasiaj.]

Jeff, I love to listen to you! apart from sharing those amazing tips, You have so great ENERGY!:) Thanks a lot!:)

[Mr_BUSINESS__]

always like your videos Jeff. ... Straight to the point, and engaging... ... even though you're an introvert.

[y_limit_yourself]

@Jeff Su you have changed my life and given me so much confidence going into interviews… I used to be a nervous wreck before. Please keep up the amazing work sir you are an inspiration to millions

[w.w.sakbeh]

Hi Jeff. This is the week JET applicants find out whether they have been accepted, but it might be next week or even the week after that. Applicants are playing the betting game at Reddit. I feel luck is on my side. It would be my second time on JET. Excited. Have a great week. Will look for your video on Tuesday or Wednesday.

[mavisaddoteye]

Meeehn!! You just solved all my interview challenges. You're the Big Shot. Big ups Man. Keep doing you. Great info

[pahanin]

The answer is always what you bring to make the organization better

[swathythankachan]

I have an interview tomorrow 😊 I watched all your videoes..got reply from you when I was literally had no clue about restarting career.With all that, I am pretty confident. Thank you 😊.
I do research about the company in LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Google