“Why Are You Interested In This Role?”

Showing how your skills and experiences have equipped you for your target job

How do you approach answering this kind of interview question?

Maybe you are looking for a 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
Maybe you want to join a 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺.

It’s important to ask yourself what 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴/𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 about this role (besides the salary, perhaps!).

Start asking yourself questions like
🖊 What is different about this role versus my current role?
🖊 What new opportunities do I get in this role?
🖊 How will I get to use my skills in this role?
🖊 What extra responsibilities will I have?

💡 Maybe in this new role, you get to engage more with stakeholders. And that’s an opportunity to expand your skillset, and add more value directly to operations.

💡 Maybe your current role doesn’t involve a lot of modelling. And that’s an area you are skilled at/excited to develop in.

What if your day-to-day work is similar in the new role?
➡ Well, maybe you get a bit more authority. Meaning you can influence decision-making, influence strategy, and have a 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 on the company.

Start asking yourself questions like these.
And you are not only expressing your 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐦 for the role.
But you are also start to show in what ways you can 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞.

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I like to approach interviews with the attitude of ‘what value can I add to this role/company’.

How do you approach a question like this ❓

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