"Passion" can be defined as "a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept": https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passion

"Passion" can be defined as "a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept": https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passion https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passion The point is that HR people mean "passion" to be you're highly motivated, or driven, to do it. Emotions don't necessarily come in to play the way you're suggesting.