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> Many of the job applicant expected me to answer asinine questions like "what excited you about this role?" I don't see this as a asinine/foolish/stupid thing
by Eduard 1y ago
> Many of the job applicant expected me to answer asinine questions like "what excited you about this role?"
I don't see this as a asinine/foolish/stupid thing to ask. It's helpful for both sides:
- potential employee can provide an honest opinion on their motivation, in a targeted, specific way to highlight their talent.
- offering company can use it for evaluating mutual fit, as well as filter out generic trash applications.
- djoldman 1y agoThis type of question, if the company truly wants an answer to it, should only be asked at the end of an interview process. Most people have no idea what a job is actually like before they have the job, much less during the interview process. One way to approach job interviews is that one is interviewing the company while it is interviewing you.
- Eduard 1y agoasked at the beginning gives the potential employer the chance to inform the candidate about any misunderstandings about the position, focus, etc. saves a lot of time for both sides.
- mystifyingpoi 1y agoPretty much. There is a lot to be said about silly HR questions, but this one I consider legit. And after all - if nothing excites you about changing what you are doing for 1/3 of your waking life - just be honest, say "this job is not exciting and I'm already bored and unmotivated from the start". The outcome might be not what you want, though.
- ghaff 1y agoYeah. Even without being overly candid, I don't think I'd ever have had an issue giving a fairly lucid answer to that question even if I left out the "And I need to eat part." If there's some naive optimism in the answer, the company can take that into account in the context but may also decide the candidate is going to be disappointed or is BSing.
- itronitron 1y agoIt's fine to ask during an interview but shouldn't be 'asked' as part of the initial application step.
- roland35 1y agoIt’s a pretty easy question! I always categorize my answer in a few parts - why am I excited about the product (helps people! Makes the world a better place!), the technology (I like how it is a combo of hardware and software!), and specifics from the job posting itself. Hopefully you can have a good answer otherwise why apply?