Every job pays money, mostly around the same range (at least in your search range) Sure, if a company offers 2x pay, I'm there for the money. But otherwise, as

Every job pays money, mostly around the same range (at least in your search range) Sure, if a company offers 2x pay, I'm there for the money. But otherwise, asking why they want to work specifically for you is a proper question. And I never came across of the 2x company. "Why do you want to work?" is a very different question than "Why do you want to work for us?"