If we were allowed to be honest that's what everyone would say. But honesty doesn't pay. Lying does. Spinning a yarn of bullshit about opportunity and gratitude yields a better result sadly.
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An interview is an opportunity for both of you to decide if it's a good fit. Unfortunately the seeker is usually happy to accept anything. Lying is counter productive. They only want to hear any reason that you picked their workplace. Consider it structured small talk and focus on your energy.
I generally say: "let's be realistic, I'm not passionate about what your company does. I am here to trade my time for wages and I have heard good ones about [company name].
Elaborate by mentioning something from their website to appear engaged and interested. Say you were a perfect fit because you meet all the requirements, talk about a friend who works there, mention using their products or services, or just mention that it's close to your house and will be a short commute. Ultimately this is a soft question that is just to get a quick idea of each person applying.
That's the kind of stuff I'm, today, mature and emotionally stable enough to force myself to lie about, lol. I'm good at yapping so I think that the one time I was asked that I just BSd my way out of it, what else would I do? Should I tell the company that consumerism is vacuous, stupid and immoral and as such they should also consider doing something prosocial instead of selling Nespresso machines?๐
I moved from a small company to a big one and one of the reasons I said of why I wanted to change in the interview was that I didn't felt I was properly compensated for the job I did and there's not space for me to growth up.
Yes, but the wording sounds more like "I'm eager to put my time to productive use".
Let's reverse roles for a second. You're the employer. What reasons would there be, for you to advertise an opening? Could your primary motivation possibly be paying people money? (Rhetorical question) Considering you already have a team, what kind of person do you want to fill the position? What profile should they have? And how would their motivation reflect on their expected performance?
P.S. I'm not saying, not to talk about money, but there's a time for talking about that vs. finding out, whether you're a fit. And answering a question about your main motivation on why you want to be part of their team with money, doesn't reflect well on you or any expectations of you.