Why should we hire you? (Very difficult to give an honest answer)
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Why Should We Hire You? – [3 Perfect Example Answers]
By Mike Simpson
You’re funny. You’re smart. You’re a hard worker.
You’re a multi-lingual, multi-talented, able to juggle-ten-things-at-one-time, never-gets-tired, won’t-back-down-from-a-challenge, outside of the box thinker who is ready to tackle the world. When it comes down to it, you’re the best person you know.
So why is it when an employer asks you in the middle of an interview “Why should we hire you?” you suddenly go all deer-in-the-headlights and blank?
Don’t worry. We all do.
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That’s the joys of being put on the spot and asked to answer a question that can easily put a less prepared person into dangerous waters.
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How do you answer it in a confident way without sounding conceited, cocky, or too self-assured?
On the flip side, how do you answer it without going too far in the opposite direction and coming off as wishy-washy, weak or indecisive, or worse…begging?
Ugh, this is a tough one!
Luckily, it’s one you can plan for ahead of time which means when you suddenly find yourself on the spot you can answer with something more intelligent than “Uh, because I’m totally unemployed and sorta desperate at this moment which means my standards for what I’ll do for money are pretty low and flexible right now, including working for you.”
Answer:
You’re a multi-lingual, multi-talented, able to juggle-ten-things-at-one-time, never-gets-tired, won’t-back-down-from-a-challenge, outside of the box thinker who is ready to tackle the world. When it comes down to it, you’re the best person you know.