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183.9kViewsUpvotedbyDivyaJhaSrikantPatra4othersyoufollow
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Ihaveaddedthisansweron@ChitrakGangrade'sanswertoWhataresomeof
themostinterestingstoriesofPlacementsatIITtodate?
Disclaimer:Itdoesn'tanswerwhattoanswerintheInterview.It'sjustan
incidentthathappenedwithmyfriendduringhisinterview.
Hereitgoes:

ThishappenedwithafriendduringFlipkartinterviewatIITMadras2014.
Soaftervariousquestions,theinterviewertriestoclosetheinterviewwiththis
interviewer:Whyshouldwehireyou?
Friend:Sir,youseethisshirt?It'ssize41.IordereditonFlipkart.Iwear39.
Returnedittwice,gotthesameshirtback.Soeitherchangeyoursystem,
ortakemetochangeit!Becauseclearlyit'snotworking.

Whatisthebestanswertothisquestion:
whyareyouthebestcandidateforthis
job?
Whatisthebestanswertothejob
interviewquestion,"Whyshouldwe
appointyouforthispost?"
Howshouldoneanswerthequestion:
"Tellusonereasonfornothiringyou."in
aninterview?
Whatisthesafestanswerto"Why
shouldn'twehireyou?"inaninterview?
Whatisthebestwaytoanswer:"Why
areyouinterestedinthisposition?"
Whatisthebestanswertotheinterview
question"whydoyouchoosethis
company"?
Hiring:Isitappropriatetoaskajob
candidatehowmuchtheycurrentlyearn?
What'sthebestwaytoanswer"How
wouldyoumarketproductX?"inan
interview?

Gotthejob!
Whatabadass!

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Asthisanswerisgettingsomuchmileage,I'lladdanotherdialoguethat
occurredinthesameinterview.Idonotknowwhatgotintohim,butmyfriend
wentinasifhisonlyintentionwastomaketheinterviewerfeelbadabout
himself.
Interviewer:So,Mr.X,tellmethenumberoftreesinyourcampus?
Friend:Doyouwanttheexactnumber?
I:What?
Friend:IfyouwantIcantellyouthetypesaswell?Wouldyoulikethat?You
seeIampartofanorganisationcalledPrakritiwhichkeepstrackofallthese
things.Youseethosemarkingsonthetrees?Wedidthat.
I(pokerfaced):Wellinthatcaselet'smoveforward.
Myfriendhadabsolutelynocluehowtosolvethatproblem.Itwasa
completebluff!HehadneverbeenpartofPrakritinorhadeverbeenpartof
theteamcountingthesetrees.
Confidencebaby)
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PulkitVerma72votes(show)
OnceoccurredinMNNIT,Allahabad.aguyofmechanicalbranchhadenteredthe
interviewofTATA.Atlasttheyaskedtheguythat"howcanwetrustyouthatyou

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willbeloyaltoourcompany?"andtheguyreplied,"sirmeneapkanamakkhayah
sir(TATASALT)."andhegothired.
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SimranKaur:Hilarious!:Dand2others
SowmyaJain2votes(show)
IndianHarveySpecter?
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KrupalShah12votes(show)
hehehefakeanswersforfun!
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RajRay26votes(show)
Ihavebeenarecruiterfor12years,andfor12yearsIhavebeenaskingpeople
tostoplying.
Howdoeslyingthroughyourteethequatetoconfidence?
PeopleareproudlyexclaimingthattheintervieweewholiedaboutPrakritiis
oozingconfidence.Thisisretarded.
Speakthetruth,people.Nowthattheintervieweehasgottenawaywithit,hewill
continuetolie.Andoneday,it'llcomebackandbitehissorrybehindso
hard....thathe'llwishhewasneverborn.Whatgoesaround,comesaround.
Andtothefolkscheeringandapplauding,wakeup.Thisisnotcinemawhereyou
havepaidmoneytowatchanactorplayaconmanthisislife,andit'llget
horriblybadifyoulieandswindletogetahead.
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ArjitGupta8votes(show)
Raj,yourpointaboutnotlyingtogetaheadisspotonbutthe
abovementionedquestionabouttreecountismoreaboutassessinga
candidate'sabilitytothinkonhisfeetanddealwithambiguoussituations.
Thinkhedidwellthere.
Onadifferentnote,ifailtoseethemeritin'whyshouldwehireyou'
question.Smacksofarroganceonthepartofemployer.Thisquestion
needssomerephrasingeveniftherecruiterisnotsmartenoughinthefirst
placetogaugecandidate'spotentialthroughtheinterview.
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RajRay:"theabovementionedq...and1other
AashishGangwani3votes(show)
Fraud*baby)
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PushpaBisht2votes(show)
Andwhatifthatinterviewerisreadinghisbluffhereinquora)
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RahulRoy3votes(show)
whatisamazingisthatnoneofthestorypertainstoanythingtangiblewhya
personshouldbehired,mostofthemarejustmediocritythinlyveiledinwit,
showsthelackofdepthbothonthepartofinterviewersandcandidates
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PawarAniket2votes(show)
Thesecondonewasquiterisky!!
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PratikPandey6votes(show)
Confidenceaswellaspresenceofmindtobeprecise.
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SaiyanGrate1votebyChitrakGangrade
ThisisonethingIfoundcommontoallecommerececompanyinterviewsand
GDs.
Highlightyourself.ItdoesnotmatterwhatBSyouspeaktodoitbutdoit.Twist
andturnyoursameoldstatementandmakeamark.Ipersonallydonotseehow
thispersonwasgivingareasontobehiredbecauseofashirtbuthedefinitelyis

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JagadeeshAmarapuram:IfIweretheinterviewer,Iwouldha...
PrashantKumar
whatiftheinterviewerwouldhaveaskedhimtoexplain?
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BrajaBandhuPatikar:hecouldsayanynumber,it...and1other
ArijitChakraborty
simplygreatattitudeandhighlevelofconfidenceatthesametime...
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ArpitGupta1votebyAmitChauhan
Greatone!!!Consideringthenumberstobeoriginal,hadtheinterviewerbeen
moresmarter,hecouldhavesaid:'Wellthe41sizedoesn'texistonourwebsite!'
:P
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SwetaAgarwal
Whydidn'ttheintervieweraskhimthatifhewasapartofanorganization,why
didn'theaddthattohisCVandaskhimforthenumberoftreesinstead?
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IITM<3
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BhaveshAgarwal1votebyIsmailSunni
AndIdoubttherewouldbeanymark(s)alsoonthosetrees...Thatinterviewer
(whowaspokerfaced)musthavegottrappedintheconfidencebubbleofthe
dude:)
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Awesome,it'sallaboutconfidence
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jackaass:D
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Wellwhatrhisachievmentsnow?..imeanitsreallycooltohvthatkindof
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DineshVernekar,hiredforUX/Softdev/Content
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OriginallyAnswered:Whatshouldonesayinaninterviewwhentheyask"Whyshouldwe
hireyou"?

Thisquestionisagreatopportunitytosellyourselfandyouraccomplishments.
Theanswervariesifyou'reafreshgraduateasopposedtoasenior
professional.Regardlessyoushouldinclude
1.Howyouhavetherequiredskills/experience:Readthejob
descriptiontwice.I'veseennumerouscandidateswhohavenoideaaboutthe
skillsrequired.Goodjobdescriptionsusuallyaddtheexactroleyou'llbedoing

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atthecompany.Showthatyouhavetherequiredexperience/skillsettodothe
job.Useevidencetobackupyourclaim.Ex.Ifyou'reapplyingforapositionas
adatascientist,giveanexampleofhowyoutriedtosolvetheamazonmovie
recommendationproblem,theproblemsyoufacedetc.
2.Whyyou'reagoodfit:Employersliketoknowthatyou'vetakenthetime
tounderstandtheirspace,product/team.Sotakethistimetocorelatethings
you'vedoneinthepastwiththethingsthecompanyistryingtoachieve.Also
relateonapersonallevel,afterallwe'reallhumanbeings.Doyoubelievein
thevaluesofthecompanyetc.
3.Yougetthingsdone:Thisisthemostimportantabilityanemployeris
lookingfor.Theabilitytogetthingsdone,nomattertheobstacles.Givesome
examplesfromthepast.
I'llendbygivingsomeexamplesforasampleposition:
1.Contentinternforanewcompany/startupforafresh
graduate/workingstudent.Ex.AmnestyInternational
Ithinkafewthingsmakemeagreatfitforthisposition.
I'mquiteenthusiasticaboutwomen'sissuesanditreflectsinmywritingover
theyears.I'vewrittenonabroadrangeofissuesfromfemaleinfanticide,
domesticviolenceandsexualharrasment.
MyEnglishmajorhasgivenmethenecessarywritingskillsandhelpedme
broadenmyoutlook.Istartedoutwritingcontentforwebsites,answering
questionsonQuoraandbeinggenerallycurious.I'veimprovedovertheyears.
Ithinkthere'snothinglikeaperfectrolebutthispositionatAmnestycomes
quiteclosetomydreamjob.I'vebeencloselyfollowingyourcoverageoftheSri
lankancrisisandtheresponseithashad.Ibelieveinthecauseandliketodo
mybitforwomenempowerment.
2.Contentinternforapersonwithlittlebackgroundinanewfield.
Ithinkafewthingsmakemeagreatfitforthisposition.
Istartedoutwritingcontentforwebsites,answeringquestionsonQuoraand
beinggenerallycurious.Inthepastsummericreatedcontentforawedding
brandbasedinDelhi.Ilovetheprocessofcomingupanewideatowrite
about,somethinguniquethatappealstousers.
MyEnglishmajorhasgivenmethenecessarywritingskillsandhelpedme
broadenmyoutlook.Ogilvy'sConfession'sofanadvertisingmanisafavorite
andiusehistipstowriteeffectivecopyforwebsites.
Idon'thavealotofknowledgeaboutsoftwarebutihaveaninterestingadjets
andtechingeneral.I'mafastlearnerandicangettheworkdonewhenit's
required.
I'lltryandaddsomeexamplesforothercommonjobslikesoftware
engineer/projectmanager/customerserviceexecutive.
Pleasetaketheseassamplesandinnovate!
Someoftheusefulresources:
HOWTOANSWER:WhyShouldWeHireYou?
InterviewAnswerstoToughQuestions
Happyjobhunting.
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DeepakMehta,dozensofjobinterviewstilldate.
49.8kViewsDeepakisaMostViewedWriterinInterviewQuestions.
OriginallyAnswered:Whatshouldonesayinaninterviewwhentheyask"Whyshouldwe

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hireyou"?

KISSKeepitsimple,stupid

(Don't.)
Let'sassumethatyouareapplyingforthepositionofaBusinessDevelopment
Managerinafirm.Obviouslythejobrequiresyoutotravel,tobegoodat
convincingpeople,tohaveadeptnetworkingskills,tobethoroughwithyour
homeworkbeforeyoumeetclients,tobeabletothinkonthespot,etc.

Interviewer:Whyshouldwehireyou?
You:BecauseIamperfectlysuitableforthejob.
Ihavetherelevantexperience.Ihaveworkedasasalesrepresentativefor
CompanyAfor3years.Ithenmovedontobecometheareamanagerfor
CompanyB.
*handovercertificatesandrelevantdocuments*.
Ihaveagoodrapportwithallmyprofessionalcontacts.Youcancheckoutmy
LinkedInrecommendationsfrommypreviousbosses,colleagues,subordinates,
andcustomers.
Iliketotravel.Iamalsoanamateurphotographerandblogger.My
blog/onlinealbumcanbefoundat_____.com .Thisfitsreallywellwitha
salesrole.
Ilikeinteractingwithpeople.Incollege,Iwastheheadofthe
Sponsorship/Marketing/Hospitalitydepartment.Iwasalsotheorganizerfor
thespecialevents/guestlectures/TEDxetcforourannualtechfest.Iwasalso
partofthestudentassociationandwaschargedwithbeingthelinkbetween
thestudentsandthecollegeadministration.
Inshort,thejobrequiresmetoX,YandZ.IamgoodatallX,Y
andZ.AndIalsolikedoingX,YandZ.SoIwillbebothmotivated
andcompetent.
*putonsunglassesandexittothetuneofSmoothCriminal*

IfIameverlookingtohiresomeone,Iwouldprefersomeonewhoishonestin
hisdealings,iswillingtodiscusshistrueweaknessesinsteadoftryingto
disguiseastrengthasone,doesnottrytothrowabunchoftechnicaland
managementjargonatmeeverytimeIaskasimplequestion.
Updated15AprViewUpvotesAskedtoanswerbyAmritenduDey
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DileepPasumarthi,worksforBing
28.5kViewsUpvotedbyShalinBuddhadev
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Youcancheckthisanswer:DileepPasumarthi'sanswertoWhataresomeof
themostinterestingstoriesofplacementsatIITtodate?
Sameispastedbelow.
ThishappenedinIITGlastyear.
Scenario:OneofmyfriendclearedfourroundsofacompanyXandonly
HRroundisremaining.

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HRaskedvariousquestionsfor30minsandisstillconfusedwhethertorecruit
himornot.Thencamethedecider
HR:Whatareyougoodat?
Friend:Iamverygoodattellingliesandthat'swhatIhavebeendoingfrom
halfanhour.
AndYes,heisrecruited.
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hahaha,*Tryundermedicalsupervision.
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BhawaniPaliwal1votebyVinayakGupta
dallekeinterviewkeliyegayathakya?
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Liarsgethired.
Waytogo.MakeIndiaProud.
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TomSullivan,Mergingcopywritingprincipleswithjobinterviewanswers
153kViewsAnswerfeaturedinFortuneand1more.

Mostpeoplewillanswerthisquestionbytalkingabouttheirexperienceor
education,andadddescriptionslike'hardworking,loyal,teamleader,etc.'
THISISWRONG.
Youshouldalwaysanswerwithwhatyouwilldotoimprovethecompany.
Whatideasdoyouhavethatwillmakelifebetterforyourinterviewer?Lead
withthat.
Why?Becauseyouaresellingyourself(don'ttakethatthewrongway)andyou
wanttouseprovenandeffectivesales/copywritingstrategiestodothat.Ihave
beenstudyingcopywritinglately,andoneofthenumberonerulesof
copywritingisthatyouALWAYStalkaboutbenefitsbeforefeatures.
Inthissituation,whatyouwilldotomakethiscompanybetter,andtomake
lifebetterforthepersoninterviewingyou,isabenefittothem.
Yourbackground/experience/educationarejustfeaturesthatsupportyour
benefittothecompany.Featuresmayhavegottenyouinthedoorforthe
interview,butbenefitswillgetyouthejob.
Yourbenefittothecompanyiswhatwillgetyouhired.Therefore,
alwaysanswerthisquestionwithbenefitsfirst,followedbyfeaturesonlyif
relevant.
Forclarity,hereisalistofbenefitsvs.featuresforajobinterview.
Benefits:
Iwillimmersemyselfintoyoursoftware'scodetodebugandfixall
redundancies,whichwillmakeyourproductrunmuchsmoother.
Iwillimprovetheprocessofschedulingstaffbyimplementingwebbased
schedulingsoftware,makingiteasiertoinputtimesandallowforstaffand
managementtobenotifiedofshiftchangesrightaway.
Ihaveideasforcraftinganewmarketingmessagethatwillmoreeffectively
tellthestoryofwhythiscompanyisgreatandcompelpeopletobuyyour
products.
Features:

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Iwillbringwithmemyyearsofexperiencemanagingteamsandworking
withpeopleofdiversebackgrounds,makingmeagreatleaderandteam
builder.
Istudiedbackendjavadevelopmentonmyownforyears,soIknow
exactlywhatisgoingonwithyourcode.
Inmylastposition,Imanagedmyownteamwithinthemarketing
department,soIknowwhatit'sliketocollaboratewithothersandleada
marketingcampaign.
Thetrendyoushouldbeseeinghereisthatbenefitsarewhatyouaregoingto
dotomakelifebetterfortheperson/companywhoisinterviewingyou,and
featuresarewhatinyourpastexperiencemakesyouqualifiedfortherole.
Itisveryeasytorelyonyourpreviousqualificationsonlywheninterviewingfor
anewposition,don't.Standoutbygivingthembenefits,whicharereal
reasonstohireyou,andifyoucanmakethosebenefitsbetterthaneveryone
elseinterviewing,youwillgetthejob.
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EricLauritzen,IgotajoboffereverytimeIwasinterviewed.
29.9kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Thisquestionisanopportunitytolistallofyourqualificationsandexperience
thatrelatestothepositionyou'rebeinghiredfor.
Thecompanyhasaproblem:Theproblemisthattheydon'thaveenough
peopletodoXYZ.YouknowhowtodoXYZ,anddoitwell.
It'snotatrickquestion.
TheonlythingIwouldavoidistryingtobenegativetowardotherapplicants
youknownothingabout.Don'tcompareyourselftoanyoneelse.Justfocuson
yourstrengths.
Thisisactuallythequestionyouneedtopracticeansweringbecauseyouwill
hearitinsomeformoranother.Youneedtobeabletodiscussyourstrengths
confidentlyandmatteroffactly.Youalsoneedtounderstandexactlywhat
thatcompanydoesandwhatthey'relookingforandwhatsortofproblems
they'retryingtosolvesoyoucantalkaboutthewaysyou'llfittheposition.If
youcan'tdothatwithoutbeingclever,youmightbeapplyingforthewrong
job.
ThereasonIhavereceivedajoboffereverytimeI'veinterviewedisbecauseI
wasrealisticaboutwhatIwasapplyingfor,knewthecompanyor
organization,andIcouldtalktothemabouthowIwouldsolvetheirproblems
ormeettheirneedswiththesameconfidenceandeaseI'dhavetellingthem
aboutmyfavoritebooksandmoviesorthecoloroftheclothesIwaswearing.
Andremember,whenyouareinterviewingforthatjob,youarehelpingthem
solveanimmediateproblemtheyneedtohiresomeonebuttheydon'tknow
who.Bytellingthemyourqualifications,youaren'tbragging,you'rehelping
themsolvetheirproblem.That'sthemindsetyouwantinaninterview.
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KushalTripathiRequestBio
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Overaperiodofmanyyearsofmylife,i'veacquiredaparticularsetofskills,
whichcanmakemeanightmareformycompetitorsoifyouwanttomakeme
anightmareforyourcompetitorHIREME.

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Edit:
1.Noneoftheinterviewereveraskedmeaboutthatparticularsetofskills
andIwasselectedeverytime.
2.Toseewhatconfidenceyouneedwhilepresentingthisanswer,watchthe
movie'Taken'.Itooktheselinefromthere.ThankstoSparshJain,Hereisthe
originaldialogue:
"OnethingIdohaveissetofskills,skillsIhaveacquiredoverA
verylongcareer,Skillsthatmakemeanightmareforthepeople
likeyou".....LiamNeeson,Taken.
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HowtoAnswer:WhyShouldWeHireYou?

Thisisyourchancetowowthemwithyourhighlightreel.Youranswershould
summarizethetopthreeorfourbestreasonstohireyou.Itsbetterto
havethreeorfourstrongreasonswithmemorabledescriptionsand/or
examplesthantorattleoffalaundrylistoftwelvestrengthswithoutcontext.
Thisisanopportunitytoreiterateyourmostimpressivestrengthsand/or
describeyourmostmemorablesellingpoints,tailoredtoalignwiththetop
requirementsinthejobdescription.Your34bulletpointscouldincludea
combinationofthefollowing:
Industryexperience
Experienceinperformingcertaintasksorduties
Technicalskills
Softskills
Keyaccomplishments
Awards/accolades
Education/training
Accomplishmentsandsuccessstoriesarealwaysgoodbets,especiallyifyoucan
describehowakeyaccomplishment(asuccessfulmarketingcampaign,for
example)demonstratesadesiredcompetency(creativity,resultsorientation).
Oneapproachistomentionanyuniquecombinationofskills(s)and
experiencethatyoupossess.Forexample,manycandidatesmayhavestrong
programmingskills,butwhatifyoucombinethosewithteamleadership
experiencethatothersdonthave?Soundslikeagreatrecipeforasenior
programmer.Explainwhyinyouranswer.
Mostjobseekersshouldbeabletodevelopastandardanswertothisquestion
thatcanbecustomizedabitforeachopportunity.Hereshow:
Step1:Brainstorm
Togetstarted,reviewthejobdescription(orarepresentativejobdescriptionif
youdonthaveaninterviewlineduprightnow)andyourresumeandask
yourselfthesequestions:
Whatarethemostimportantqualificationsforthispositionfromthe
companysperspective?
InwhichoftheseareasdoIreallyshine?
Whataremymostimpressiveaccomplishments?
Whatmakesmedifferentfromthetypicalcandidate?
Brainstormandjotdowneverythingthatcomestomind.
Step2:StructureYourSalesPitch
Next,choosethe34bulletpointsthatmakethestrongestargumentforyou.
Usethosebulletpointstostructureyoursalespitch.Dontwriteascriptto
memorizesimplycapturethebulletpointsthatyouwanttoconvey.Each
bulletwilldescribethesellingpointwithabriefexplanationand/orexample
forcontext.
Keepitconciseyoustillwanttokeepyouranswerinthe12minuterange

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soyouwontbeabletorattleoffeveryskillandaccomplishmentonyour
resume.Youhavetoreallythinkaboutwhatsetsyouapartfromthe
competition.
Step3:Practice
Onceyoufeelprettygoodaboutthepointsyouwanttomake,itstimeto
practice.Again,itsnotagoodideatomemorizeascriptyoucanendup
soundinglikearobotorfeelmorenervousbecauseofpressuretoremember
specificwording.
Thebetterapproachistocaptureyourbulletpoints,studythem,andthen
practiceuntilyoufeelcomfortabletalkingaboutthemoffthecuff.Your
answershouldcomeoutalittlebitdifferenteachtime,butitshouldalways
coverthepointsthatyouwanttomake.
Remember:Itsalsoveryimportanttocomeacrossasconfidentand
enthusiasticwhenyoudeliveryourpitch.Makethembelieveinyouyour
abilitiesandyourcommitment.
Ifyouprojectconfidence(evenifyouhavetofakeitalittle),youremorelikely
tomakeastrongimpression.Asforenthusiasm,keepinmindthattruepassion
fortheworkrequiredisaprettycompellingsellingpoint.Yes,experienceand
qualificationsareimportant,buttherightattitudecandefinitelygiveyouan
edgeoverthosewithsimilarprofessionalbackgrounds.
Aftermanyyearsofexperienceinrecruitingandhiring,Idratherhire
someonewhohasalittlelessexperience,butwhoisdrivenandmotivatedto
learnandsucceed.
ExamplesAnswers

ExampleAnswer1:ProjectManager
Well,IhavealloftheskillsandexperiencethatyourelookingforandIm
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RaviPimprankarRequestBio
235.7kViewsUpvotedbyTejasVadhavaniyaAgrimaSingh4othersyou
follow
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Thisisthetypeofquestionwhichhasnospecificanswers.Justfollowyour
instincts,andyouwillcomeupwithananswer.Ifyoudon't,youdon'tdeserve
thatjob!
Letmeshareastory.
Apersononcewentforaninterviewinaveryreputedcompany.Whileentering
theroom,heslippedandfellontheground.Humiliated,onemightthink.
Documentsscatteredallovertheplace.Whatwouldyoudoifyoufindyourself
insuchsituation?
Themanpickedhimselfup.Andwithasmileonhisfacehespokeoutloud,
"Finally,Ihavefallenintorightplace!".
Well,hewashiredtheverynextmoment.
/*Update
Recentlyafriendofminesearchingforajobwaspreparingforaninterview.
Heclearedwrittentestsandmovedtothenextround.Hewasrehearsingsome
questionsthattheytypicallyaskinaninterview.
Thequestionwas"Whygovernmentcompany?Whynotaprivatecompany?"
Iwastryingtohelphimandsuggestedfewpoints,whichareasbelow:
Indiaisadevelopingcountry,andthereisahugepotentialfordevelopment.
MostofthePSUsworkindiversifiedsectorssuchasInfrastructure
development,Power,Healthcare,Transportation,Banking,Finances,Metals
andMining...IamabletocontributetowardsthedevelopmentofIndiawhilst
workingwithanyofthesecompanies.Iwouldliketocontributetoshapinga
betterIndia.
Furthermore,Idon'tfeelcategorizingcompaniesinGovernmentPSUsor
privatecompanies.ApartfromsomefactorsIbelievetheyhavemorethingsin
common.Inmostofthecases,theyworkshouldertoshouldertocomplete

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projectsbyoutsourcingsomeoftheirprocessesordesigns.Sobyanyworking
withanyofthesecompaniesIamabletoservemypurpose.
Tobeabletobemoreprecise,Iaskedhimwhichcompanyheappearedfor.It
wasabank.Iaddedsomemorepointsasbelow.
Bankscontributemorethan21%tothenifty.Thissharehasincreasedfrom
17%in2014.ThisisthemostcontributingsectorinIndia'sNationalStock
ExchangeandtookoverIT.SoIseemanyopportunitiesheretoprovemyself.
Inaninterview,apartfromsometypicalquestionsIbelievetheymayasksome
questionsthatwehaven'tgonethrough.Andifyouworkoutthemaththere
arealotofpossibleanswers.WhenIansweredthequestionmyfriendpostedI
hadn'tprepared,andIusedwhateverwasknowntomerelatedtothe
question.AndIthinkIcameupwiththatbyfollowingmyinstincts.That
answermaynotbeperfectbutwasagenuineanduniqueaseverybodythinks
differently.Ipersonallybelieveinmanycasestheycheckyourthinkingprocess,
yourresponse(optimisticorpessimistic)andmanyotherfactorsandinsome
casesthatmattermorethantheanswersyou'vegiventothequestion.
Obviously,hehadclearedtheaptitudetest,andheisgoodenoughforthatjob,
buttherearehundredsofmorepeoplewhoalsodidthat.
Sorryforgrammaticalmistakesortypos.Mytypingisnotasfastasmy
thinking.
Andthankyouforcriticism.Thisledmetothinkofabetteranswer.
Andthestorycontinues...Asentertainingasitmaysounditwasjustan
example.
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JrmieLorrain,MerchandisingExpertInternationalEntrepreneur
Fun&Healthy
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Thisquestionishidingonething:"Howwouldyouhelpmesleeping
betteratnight?"
Thecompanywantstoknowtheaddedvalueyoucanbringtothemandhow
you'regoingtohelpthemmaketheirlifebetter.Inotherwords,areyouworth
theinvestment?
Thebestwaytohighlightyourapplicationisbyquotingreallifeexamplesto
showyou'rethebestfit.It'sbeenagreattactic(forme)toalwaysmention
otherpeoplepraisingmywork,insteadoftalkingatthefirstpersoneverytime.
Thinkofsomerelevantprofessional(orevenpersonal)accomplishmentsyou
carriedoutbefore.
WhatyouDON'Twanttoreplyisaselfcenteredanswerora"whywouldI
wantthisjob"question.Alwaystakeintoconsiderationeachwordofthe
questiontomakesureyou'rebringingvaluableelementsinyourfavor.
Anyway,there'snotmuchyoucanprepareaboutaninterviewthemost
importantisknowingyourself,thenthecompanyyou'reapplyingfor.Therest
isoftenunpredictable...
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Anonymous
2.8kViews

Imagineyouareapplyingtoajobyoudonotknowatallwhattheyaredoing
orwhattheyaregoingtoaskyouwhattodo.Whatwouldyouanswer?You
cantalkaboutyourselfbutyouarelikelytoshootinthedark.

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Thegoodjobiswhenitisaperfectmatch,i.e.therighttaskforthe
rightperson.
Inalotofcaseswhatmakesthisquestiondifficultisthelackoftransparencyof
whattheyarereallygoingtoaskyoutodo(unlessyouareapplyingto
McDonalds).Thebestanswerwouldinmyopinionrelyonthefactboththejob
offerandthecandidate'sskillsdomatch.
WhyshouldIhireyou:
(McDonalds)
YOU:"IalreadyworkedforFastfoodincandenjoyedthisjob,IknowIcan
workalongtimeunderpressureandfornowIdonotexpecttodosomething
elseforthenext5years"
BOSS:"Okaysoundgood"
(SomeITcompany)
YOU:"IcouldgiveyouagenericanswerandIwilldoitlaterifyouaskso,
butbyexperiencethepurposeofthisinterviewistodetermineifwecanboth
fulfileachother'sexpectation.SomayIaskyoubeforewhatwouldbethebest
candidatetoyou?(Youcouldsay:whatistheproblemyouwantmetosolve,
ortheexpectationsdependingonthecase)
BOSS:"Wellwewanttoopenanewbranch,andwearelookingforaskilled
personabletohandle2projectsandalittleteamofdevs"
YOU:"Interesting!soforsureIamexperiencedinleadingateam,Ihadup
to10personsundermyorders,Ialsohaveasoundbackgroundinsoftware
architecture
Berealistictosolvehisproblemaccordingtoyourskills.Ifyouarenotsuitable
forthisrole,justbehonest,theymightproposeanalternativeandineither
casethiswillpreventyoufailingatajobnotsuitabletoyou(consideringthey
tookyou)
Thegenericanswerisuselessandeverybodyknowsit:Imadethosestudies,I
likeyourcompany,Iammotivatedwhocares?asabossyouwantaproblem
tobesolvedansweringtherightwaywillproveyouareclever,responsible
anddesservemoreattentionthanapotentiallambdacandidate.
Takeaway:
Youneedtofulfilademand,ifyoudonotknowtheneed,howcouldyou
answertothequestiontherightway?
Ref:
IworkedfewyearsformyowncompanyasaCEO,Iinterviewedalotof
candidates.Byexperienceyouwantaproblemsolvernotagoodlooking
candidate(andifyouweretobehiredforyourlook,thereisnobestanswerfor
this).
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VibinBaburajanRequestBio
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OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswertowhyshouldwehireyou?

Steps:
Dependingonthemoodoftheinterviewer,youcanalsojokearoundabit.So
sarcasticanswerwouldbe"Toprotectthiscompanyfromapotential
competitor."But,thisisabitriskythough.Igenerallystartofbytellingajoke
orsarcasticanswer,thenpolitelytellIwaskiddingandgoaboutwiththe
perfectanswer.
1.Talkabouttheircompany,explaintheirbusinesstotheinterviewer.(This
showsthemthatyouhavedoneyourresearchalsoindicatesthatyouare
genuinelyinterestedinjoiningthecompany).
2.Talkaboutyourstrengthswithconfidence,notarrogance(don'ttell
somethingwhichyouaren't,theyknowhowtofindout).

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3.Finishbyexplaininghowyoucanuseyourstrengthsforthebettermentof
theorganisation.
4.Nextquestionwillbeaboutyourstrengthsforsure(thisistrappingthe
interviewertofallintoyourtrap).
Allthebest.Workedformewell.
ThanksforA2A.
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RandyBlock,Inhisworkwithprivateclientsandworkshops,hedraws
uponhislongexperi...
3.4kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Howdoyouanswerthequestion,"Whyareyouthebestpersonfor
thisjob"?

Statewhatyouknowarethequalificationsfortheposition.Foreach
qualification,linkyourrelevantstrength,experience,trainingandknowledge.
Asacandidate,yourprimaryresponsibilityistodemonstraterelevancytotheir
needs.
Isn'tthatwhyyouarehavingthismeetinginthefirstplace?
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AmitSheokand,Engineeringgraduate,Ihavejustenteredthereallife.
7.7kViews

Disclaimer:Ithappenedwithacollegefriendofmine.Idon'trememberthe
exactconversation,andIamexpressingapartofitinmyownwords.
Infosysvisitedourcollegeforcampusplacements,andafriendwaseligiblefor
it.Heclearedalltheroundsbeforeinterview,andhisinterviewerwasamiddle
agedmanwithadeepknowledgeofITindustry.Myfrienddidn'tbelieveinthe
currenteducationsystem,andhearguedwiththeinterviewerovertheneedof
achange,andthatwasfollowedbysomemorearguments.Attheend,
Intervieweraskedthequestionthatmatteredthemost.
Interviewer:Youareacriticandarebel.Whyshouldwehireyou?
Friend:Ithinkit'salwaysgoodtohaveacritic/rebelbetween
peoplewhofollow'YesSir,YesSir'rule.
Interviewer:Youcanleave.
Tohissurprise,hegothired.
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GerryMatthews,Justamiddleagedmarriedguywithabunchof
opinions
5kViews
OriginallyAnswered:HowshouldIanswer"Whyshouldwehireyouoverothers?"without
soundinglikeIamboasting?

Itwouldtakealotofgutstodothis,andIdon'tknowhowitwouldgoover,
but.....
Howaboutthis?
Idon'tknowwhyyoushouldhireme.Ihaven'tmettheothercandidatesfor
thisposition.Onlyyoucandecidewhomyoushouldhire.
Thatbeingsaid,Icomefromalarge,denselypopulatedcountrywhere
competitionforuniversityplacementsisextremelyfierce.InthisatmosphereI
wasa9.5pointer(youmightneedtoexplainwhatthismeansto
someonefromoutsideIndia)andI'mnowstudyingat___University,

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workingtowardmymastersin____.Ihaveworkedhardallmylifetoget
whereIamtoday,andIwishtocontinuelearning,growing,improving,and
contributing.Ifthisisthekindofpersonyouarelookingfor,thenperhapsI
willbeagoodfit.
Goodluck!!!!
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Anonymous
121.3kViewsUpvotedbyHarshPatelGauravTaparia

IamanalumnusofNITJaipur,CSbranch.Fromfirstyear,Igotinvolvedin
stuffwhichmademelosetrackofmyself(aproperdrunkardandotherstuff).
Wellit'sfairtosaythatIhadneverstudiedincollege.DuetoallthisIhadalot
ofbacksandhadtoextendmydegreeforanotheryear.(ThoughIwasalways
abrightstudentandpassionateaboutcodingsince11thclass,butgetting
gradesincollegeandpassingthesubjectrequiresalotmore).
Itwasduringthe5thyearthatIsatfortheplacements.Agoodpayingand
reputed(techwise)companycameforhiringandhadnoCGPAcriteria,soI
wasabletoappearforthiscompany.Afteranonlineaptitudeandcodingtest
(whichItopped)and2techinterviews(eachlasting3hours),myinterview
waswiththeCTOofthecompany.Afterasking3logicalpuzzlesand
discussingonmymajorproduct(whichIwasdoingaloneinthe5thyear),he
askedmeaboutwhyIhadsomanybacksandanextrayear.
ItoldhimthetruththatIwasinvolvedinsuchactivities.Helistenedquite
intentlyandseemedsurprisedthatIamtellinghimallthis(Iassumethat
mostpeopletrytohidethisstuff).
AfterIfinishedspeaking,heaskedmeasimplequestion,'youwereinvolved
inallthesethingsandwhat'stheguaranteethatyouwon'tdothosethings
again,whywouldItaketheriskandhireyou?'.
TothisIsaid,'Sir,Ihavealreadybeeninthatdarkpartofmylife,andknow
nowthatIwillnotsuccumbtoitagain.Andevenifyoudon'tgivemeajob,I
won'tbedepressedbyit,causeIknowthati'llfindonesomewhereelse,I
knowIhavetheskill,asyoucanseeIhavealreadyclearedallyourrounds,
andIeventoppedinthefirstonlineround'.
Afterthistheinterviewwasover.Myinterviewwithhimwastheshortestone
amongallthecandidates.
Intheend,meand2otherguysgotplacedinthecompanyandiamstill
workinghere.Sometimes,whenhe(theCTO)talkstome,hestillremindsme
ofwhatIsaid.
PS:ThisismyfirstAnsweronQuora,hopeyoulikeit.
Update1:Thankyoueveryoneforallthepositiveresponsesandupvotes.I
didn'texpectsuchanamazingresponse.:):)
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MarioPeshev,CEO,WordPressArchitectandStrategistatDevriX
1.8kViewsUpvotedbyTomSullivan,Mergingcopywritingprincipleswithjob
interviewanswers

Basedonmyexperienceovertheyears,thisquestionisusuallyaskedaftera
seriesofotherquestionsdiscussingyourskillsetandexpectations.
Basedonthediscussionsofar,youhavetoevaluatethetypeofconversation
andthebusinessculture.Somecompaniesaremorefriendlyandotherare
extremelyconservative.Someoftheanswerssofarfocusonfunnyreplies
whichmaybesuitabletocertainHRsorbusinessowners,butwouldresultina
redflagforothers.
Thatsaid,IoncetoldmysoontobeCEOthatI'manundercovermass
murdererduringaninterview.Thatwasawinninganswerbasedonmy
technicalassessmentbeforethatandashortdiscussionaboutfantasynovels,
butIwouldn'thavetriedthatinadifferentcontext.

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Whenweinterviewnewapplicants,myexpectationof"WhyshouldIhireyou"
wouldincludearesponsethatcorrespondstotheapplicant'sskillsetand
resonateswithourcompanyculture.Examples:
IbelievethatmyexperiencewithX,Y,Zwouldallowmetocontributetothe
technicalteamandintroducenewperspectiveonyourscalabilityproblems
andreachingouttoforeignmarketswithdifferentpolicies
Despitemylimitedexperiencesofar,I'mwillingtocontributeextrahours
inordertofityourcompanycultureandmeetyourqualitystandards
IenjoyyourcurrentcontributionstoA,B,CandIwouldbethrilledto
participateasaXandhelpyourproductsreachtherightaudienceand
closemoredeals
Wevalueanswersthatarenottooshabbyandpeopleareselfconsciousand
awareofwhattheyknowsofar,whattheirgoalsare,andhowwouldtheyuse
theirexperienceinordertohelpourcompany.
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SeemaShah,Bio:Friend,philosopherandCoach.oreat
http://seemashah.in/#talktoseemashah
3.3kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatshouldonesayinaninterviewwhentheyask"Whyshouldwe
hireyou"?

AmritenduDeyThanksforA2A
ThisisaverytypicalandaverycriticalquestionaskedinanInterview.The
answertothisquestionsaysalotaboutyou.
Heregoestheanswer:
FirstletmesetthecontexttothisquestionanddoRCA(rootcauseanalysis).I
havegiventhetentativeanswersin[]basedonmyexperiencewithHR,
studentsandTPO.
1. Whywouldtheintervieweraskthisquestion?[Wantstoshortlistthe
candidates]
2. Whatinformationistheinterviewerplanningtogather?[levelofself
confidence,clarityofyourthoughts,clarityofstrengthsand
weaknesses,yourknowledgeaboutthecompany:itsculture,job
profile,yoursuitabilitytotheprofile,howyouarebetterthanother
candidate,testyourcommunicationskillsandlisteningskills,etc.]
3. Onwhatbasiswilltheinterviewercompareanswerstothisquestion
fromeveryinterviewee?[compareandanalyseanswersfromall
candidates]
4. Howwilltheanswertothisquestionbeusedtoselect/rejectthe
interviewee?[willgaugeyourattitude,communicationskills,inter
personalskills,technicalskills,leadershipskillsetc]

OveralltheinterviewerwouldliketofindoutyourUSP,thedifferentiating
factorascomparedtoothercandidates,andwhetheryouwillbe
anassettotheorganization.
Soinanutshell:
Youneedtopreparetheanswerwhichcoversitemsinpoint2.
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GautamGhosh,DirectorTalentBrandingatFlipkart
3kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatistheanswer?IfHRaskswhyshouldwehireyou?

Startwithwhatbenefitacompanycangetbyhiringyou.Whatistheonething
youcanaddtoitthatotherscannot.
Forthatyouneedtoknowyourownstrengths,skills,behaviorsaswellasthe
company'scurrentbusinesschallengesanditsfuturegrowthareas.
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JasonKramerRequestBio
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Ifyouhavegottentothisquestion,it'sasignyouhaven'tbroadcastyourvalue
propositionverywell.
Fortunately,thisisyourbestopportunitytogettherole.
Itstartswithyourvalueproposition.
Whatisthat?Itisyourelevatorspeechthatexplainsthatwhilethe50other
candidateshave:
thesameeducation
Workexperience
Technicalskills
Youstandoutbecauseof_____.
Prepareyourvaluepropbeforehand.Whatistheonethingthatmakes
yourproduct(you)worthpickingup?
Thinkofalloftheproductsyouuseandwhy?WhydoyouuseiPhoneinstead
ofAndroid?Theyareessentiallythesamethingbutyouchoosetheone..Why?
Next,ownyourvalueproposition.
Arecruiter'sjobistofilltherolewithapersonthatwillperformwellandstick
around.Period.Believeitornot,peopleexpectrecruiterstolookata
listofskillsanddetermineifthereisamatch.Theydon'tgiveany
indicatorofhowtheyperform...butnotyou.Youtellthemhowyoufit.If
youdon'tknow,youshouldbeaskingquestionsabouttheroletofindthisout.
Insteadofclaimingsoftskills(detailoriented)asyouradvantage...
Showthemthatyoucreatevalueandbackitupwithproof.Thatis
whatyourresumeshouldbedoing.Youusemetricsfromyouroldjobs.Yousay
that:
Insales,Iincreaseddepartmentsalesby150%atcompanyA,125%at
companyB...thereforeishouldbeabletoprovide___tocompanyC.
Asacustomeraffairsagent,95%ofcustomercomplaintswereresolved
andturnedintorepeatbusinessvaluedat$13MM.
AsaPM,wedidsowellwithClientAthatwewon3morecontractsvalued
at$400MM.
Super,extrabonusifyoucantiedollaramountstothesemetrics.
Sonowtherecruiterknowsthatyou'vesuccessfullyheldsimilarrolesthisinthe
pastbutnowtheyknowhowmuchvalueyouprovided.
Ifyouareprovidingcompanieswith$500,000insavingsandmake
$60k/year...doyouthinkthat'sworthittothem?
Iftheconversationgoesfrom"whatcanyoudoforus?"to"howmuchdoyou
wanttotakethejob?"...you'vewon.

Sonote:it'snoteasytogetmetrics...Youneedtodigtofindtheseandwork
hardtocreatevaluableones.Partofthatdependsontheroleyousignupfor.
Yourquestionsfortheinterviewershouldbetofindouthowwellthey've
thoughtaboutthevalueofyourrole.Howmuchvalueisyourrole
supposedtoprovide?
Youthenwanttofindout(withyourhonestevaluationofyourskills)how
muchvalueyoucanreturnthem.

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Iliketoendtheinterviewwithnumbersonpaperandaclearidea
ofwhattheroleI'msigningupforisworthinactualcash.Someone
thoughtaboutthecashvalueoftheroleatsomepoint...Iftheydidn't,theyare
now.
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TunHong,R&DatVatgia.com,bloggeratGIK.vn,formerMarketing
executiveatBiakiCRM,...
2.1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whyshouldwehireyoufromamongallthosesittingoutside?

youdon't.Whyshouldyouhiremewhileyoucannotrecognisemywill,my
directionandmyskills,eventhatyousentalotoftimeinterviewing.
No,youshouldn'tchooseme.Thequestionisthatwhyshouldichoosetowork
inthisenviromentwithyou?Doyouhaveenoughaleadershiptoguideme,to
leadmeandtomakemeabetteronelikeiamseeking?Doyou?
So,whyshouldyouhiremefromamongallthosesittingoutside?
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AdityaGaitonde,Lifelearner,programmer
849Views

Iseethequestionas,'Whatisthedifferentiatingfactorbetweenyouandall
others?'.Thisquestion,isgenerallyapartofanHRinterviewornontechnical
facetofaceroundwherethepanelhavetointerviewastringofcandidates
andselectafewofthem.
(Alittlebackground..)ThediplomaengineeringcourseinMaharashtrastate,
Indiain2008had2patternsannualpatternandsemesterpattern.There
are10peopleselectedfromdiplomatoundergraduatecourse(outofclassof
60students).7ofthemarefromannualpatternand3arefromsemester
pattern.
IcompleteddiplomainComputerEngineeringin2008,thenIwentonto
pursueanundergraduate(B.Tech)course.Iwasthefirstinmydiplomainmy
batch(annualpattern).
Noneofthesemesterpatterndiplomaguyswereselected/attendedthatround
ofinterview.
So,whentheinterviewerasked,"Whyshouldwehireyou?"
Ianswered,"Ihavecomefirstinmybatchduringthefinalyearofdiploma
engineering"(whichwastrue..)
Interviewerasked,"Howmanypeopleoutsidehavedoneadiploma?"
Isaid,"None"
Interviewersmiled..andthencontinuedtoasktheadvantagesofpursuinga
diplomacourseinEngineering.
Iwashiredforthatjob!:)(Notsurehowmuchtheansweraffectedthe
result..butIwasnotperplexedbythequestionatleast!)
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PhillipRemaker,ProblemSolver
99.4kViewsPhillipisaMostViewedWriterinJobInterviewQuestions.

IservedonacustomerpanelataconferenceforacompanythatIeventually
workedfor.Ofthethreepeopleonthepanel,twohadalreadybeenhiredby
thecompanyatthetimeIinterviewed.
Whenmyintervieweraskedmetheclassicquestion,"whyshouldIhireyou?"I
toldhim,"IwasonyourconferencepanelwithTomandAlan.You'vealready

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hiredthem,soyouneedmetocompletetheset."
Hesattherespeechlessforamoment.Ipanickedalittlebitatmyflippant
answer.Iaskedhim,"doyouwantarealanswernow?"
"No,"hesaid,"thatanswerisjustfine."
Igotthejob.
Isupposethegeneralformofthisanswerwouldbe:besomehowinvolvedwith
thecompanybeforehandinsuchawaythattheycan'tdenyyourskillsand
experiencerelatedtothecompany.
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AnkitBhanot,Secretistonevergiveup
17.2kViewsAnkitisaMostViewedWriterinJobInterviewQuestions.

Thequestionwasaskedinatwistedway.Theinterviewerasked"Convince
metonottohireyou".
ThisiswhatIhavetosay.
"Sir,thereareactually100studentwaitingoutsidefortheirturnstoprove
themselves.Someofthemfitperfectlyinthepictureofaidealguydefinedby
society.Goodmarks,grades,favouritesofteachers.Almost70%ofthemhavea
cgpahigherthanme.Ifyourcompanywantstopper,peoplewhohave
reallyextraordinarycgpa,I'mnottheguyyouwouldwant.Ihavea
decentcgpa.
Amongthose100therearestudentswhowerealwaysthebrightstarof
teachers.Thesocalledfavourites,thefirstbenchers,alwayseyeingforteacher
attention,doingtheirwork,peoplehatedbythewholeclassandoftencalled
asslickersbyrestoftheclass.Ifyourcompanywantspeoplewhowould
licktheirbossassestogoontopratherthantheirworkspeaking
forthem.I'mnottheguyyouwouldwant.Althoughmostofthe
promotionincorporatelifearebasedonhowwellyouknowthehigher
authoritybutIletmyworkspeakforme.
Amongthose100almosteveryoneboastofalotcertificatesearnedduring
these4years.Respecttothem.Theyhadearnedthem.Ialsohavealot.
Everyoneouttherehasexperienceofworkingforclubs,societies.Metoo.ButI
wastheheadaclubthatnooneknew.Aclubnoonewasinterestedtojoin.
Whywouldtheyjoinwhentheyhaven'theardofit.Ipickedthatclubfrom
ashesandbuiltastrongfoundationwithjustafewtrustedpeopleandI
succeededinmakinganimpact.Irestructuredit,twisteditandbroughtitthe
limelightitdeserved.Ifyourcompanywantspeoplewhohaveworked
forpopularclubs,earnedlotofcertificates.I'mnottheguyyou
wouldwant.Ibelieveinworkingfromzerowithmyownstyle.
Amongthose100therearepeople,thepopularbreed,loadsoftalentandwith
talentnoshortofconfidenceorIshouldsaytheyarethemostconfidentpeople
ofcollegewhohaveearnedalotoffans.OntheotherhandmeIearnedpeople
andtheirrespectthroughmywork.Idon'thaveanyspecialtalent,with
moderateconfidencelevelbutstillpeoplerespectmefortheworkIdid.If
yourcompanywantstalentedpeople.I'mnottheguyyouwould
want.Ibelieveinearningpeoplenotfans.
MostimportantlysiryoumighthaveheardofMidastouch.Peoplewithsome
extraordinaryhardworkorluck.Theysucceedinwhatevertheydo.Somein
theirfirstattemptsomeinthesucceedingattempts.ButmeIhavefailed,alot
tobehonest.ButIalsohavesomethingextraordinaryinthatfail.Iknowhow
itfeelstocomedownfromtop.Iknowhowtopickmyselfup.Tackleany
problemthatcomesinmyway.Ifyourcompanywantspeoplewith
Midastouch.I'mnottheguyyouwouldwant.
MycountrydefinessuccessfromthecollegeIamstudying,therankIearned,
marksIobtainedinmy10th,12thboard,thecourseIhavestudied,thefieldI
chosewithdoctorsandengineersbeingthemostrespected.Ifyourcompany
hasthesamecriteria.I'mnottheguyyouwouldwant.

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Ihavetriedmybesttoconvinceyoutonottohireme.Ifyoustillwanttohire
me.I'mnottheguyyouwouldwant."
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ManoharHosmaniRequestBio
16.1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

NothingbeatsthescenefromPursuitofhappyness.
WhenWillSmithgoesfortheinterviewstraightfromthejail,he'saskedbythe
recruitmentmembers"WhatwouldyousayifIhiredapersonwhohadno
shirtonfortheinterview??(WillSmithwasnotwearingashirt)"
Hesays"Thatguymusthavehadsomeprettygreatpants"
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MattMcQuillan,softwaredeveloperandotherstuff
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OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

BecauseIfindyourproductofpersonalinterest.
BecauseIlikethetypesofproblemsyousolvedandaminterestedinapplying
myskilltowardssolvingthem.
BecauseIfindyourcultureandvaluestobewhatIamlookingfor.
BecauseIhavereallyenjoyedthepeopleIhavemethereduringthisinterview
processandcanseemyselflearningandcontributingtothisteam.
BecauseIlovewhatIdoandthisiswhereIknowIcandothatinawayto
helpgrowthebusiness.

...anyofthose.Ifyoudon'tbelieveinanyofthose,moveon.
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SudhirSuvarna,TheNeverGiveUpMan
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Because
Iacceptblameforprojectfailuresandpassonthecredittomyteamwho
workedhardonmyprojects.
Iamaservantleader.Myteamcomesfirstbeforemyowninterest.
Nobodygotfiredinmy10yearsasaProjectManager.
Itreatmystaffashumansandnotaresource.IhavenofavoritesandI
treateveryonefairlyandwithrespect.
Icreateaworkenvironmentwheremydirectreportshavefun,learnand
grow.
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AmanBathla,Founder,[email protected]
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ItwasearlydaysofmycareerandIhadjustpassedoutofcollegeaftermy
grad.Ihadn'tpostedbigscoresbutIwasalwaysintoprogrammingandsowas
confidentthatIwouldmakeittoadecentjobwithagoodcompanysooneror

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later.
FinallymymomentarrivedandIwasputacrosstotheinterviewerwho
quizzedmequitehardonprogrammingandrelatedsubjects.
IbelieveIprovedmymettletohimasfarastechnicalcompetencywas
concerned.NowcamethemomentwhenheputupthisdreadedHRquestion
acrosstome"Ok.Sopleasetellmewhyshouldwehireyou?"
GatheringmythoughtshereiswhatIreplied,verbatim:
"
Sir,youhavebynowinterviewedmethoroughlyandassessedmycapabilities
forthispost.Clearlyyouarelookingforsomebodywhocanfitintothis
programmer'spositionthatyouhave.IfindeedIamthatsomebody,thenI
supposeyoualreadyhaveyouranswerastowhyyoushouldhireme.
ButintheunfortunateeventthatIamNOTthatsomebody,thenthereisno
reasonformetojustifyanythingasitwillbeafutileexerciseforbothofus.So
insteadofansweringyourquestion,Iwouldsimplysay'followyourheart,
becauseitalreadyknowstheanswer!
"
TheinterviewerwastotallyflabbergastedandIwastotallyin!
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J.MikeSmith,Talentscout.Culturekeeper.Performancecoach.
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OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestwaytorespondwhentheinterviewerasksyou"why
shouldwehireyou?"

Ifyou'vedoneyourhomework"KnowYourself&Networking"Part2ofthe
series"ChooseMe,HireMe!" (whoamI,what'stheskillsetandexperiencesI
bringandhowdotheymaptotheroleatthefirm?)thentheanswerisspecific,
tailoredtoyou,andtailoredtotheproblemathandortheopportunitywaiting
tobegrabbed.
Ifyouhaven'tdoneyourhomework,shameonyou.
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Anonymous
1.3kViews

Time:Dec2007Thebatchwhichgraduatedrightbefore20082009
recession
Situation:3dayshavebeenpassedsinceplacementstarted
Location:IITKanpur
IwasworkingonmystartupatIncubationcentre,wasnotinterestedin
gettingajob.Ourdailyschedulewaslikestartworkingatabout4PMand
worktill5AMbeforehavingsomesamosasandteaatMTtoendtheday.The
morningusedtobeatlunchtimewhenhalfoftheday'splacementswereover.
PlacementDay3About5PM
SeniorIheardplacementshavestarted.Aren'tyousittinginplacements?
MeNah,Idon'twanttotakeajob.Willcontinuewithstartup.
SeniorThat'sokbutIsuggestyoutakeabackupjob.Marketisgoingdown
andmaycollapseincomingmonths.
MeOK,butIhaven'tattendedmostofthePrePlacementTalksandtherefore
Iamnoteligibletositinplacements.
SeniorWell...figureoutsomething.
MeYes.
IspentrestoftheeveningtofindaloopholeinhackingintoPlacementOffice
siteandmarkedmyselfattendedinall!!
(Inhostelwingatoneofthewingmate'sroomabout9PMafterdinner)

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MeIamsittinginplacement.Whatyouguysaredoingforpreparation?
WingmatePreparefromaptitudetestfirst,thisisabookyoucanread.
Itwasabulkybook,IguessforCATorsomeotherexampreparation.Itriedto
studyitbutitwassoboringthatIcaughtasleep.

PlacementDay4About8AM
(InmessMewithotherwingmate)
MeWhichcompanyiscomingtoday.
Wingmate2Deloitteiscoming,thereisatestat8.30
Mecool
(DeloittetestInhall7alecturehallwithcapacityof500+students.There
were2optionsofdepartmentsgiventocandidatesandofcourseIdidn'thave
anidea)
Me(toneighbour)Hay,whatdoesoption1andoption2means?
NeighbourOption1means(somethingtechnical)andoption2noidea.
Ioptedforoption2andgotselectedforinterview.NextwasCiscotestat1PM
andIwasalsoselectedbyaAutomobilecompanyforinterview.
(AtL4forCiscotestwithsomeCSEguys,chatting)
MeIhavegotinterviewcallfromDeloitteforoption1andIdon'tknowwhat
itmeans.
CseGuyItmeans(Somethingrelatedtoinformationsecurity)
Thebulbswitchedon!!!IdidmyBTPinencryptionrelatedstuff,whichwas
firstofit'skindinmycollege.IskippedtheexamandheadedtoCCnearest
placetoaccessmyBTPreporttobrushupalltheconcepts.
(About5PM,sittingininterviewroom.Iwasthelastguytointerviewed)
Interviewer1Hi,howareyou?
MeIamgood,thanks.Itwasalongday.
Interviewer1It'sonly5andwehaveashifttill8inoffice,howwillyou
workwithus?
Me(pokerfaced)ActuallyIwokeupveryearlyinthemorningtoday.
Interviewer2(ignoringwhatIsaid)YourB.Techprojectlooksinteresting.
Whydon'tyoutellusmoreaboutit?
(IexplainedmyBTPandtheylookedhappy.Theyaskedsomeotherquestions
relatedtomylowCPI,mystartupetctheinterviewwentprettysmoothand
thencamethefinalquestion.)
Interviewer1That'sallfine,nowtellmewhatisthewackiestthingyouhave
everdone?
MeSir,Ihackedtheplacementofficesitetobecomeeligibleinyourwritten
exam.
(Bothinterviewerlookedateachotherandlaughed.)

Interviewer1Cool,howdidyoudoit.
(Iexplainedtheprocedure.BasicallyIdidanXSSattacktothesitetogainthe
dbaccess)
Theinterviewended.Iwaschattingwithsomefriends.Thestudentplacement
Office(SPO)teampersoncametomeandaskedme
SPOguyWhathaveyoutoldtheseguys?
MeWhathappened?
SPOguyHewassayingkyabandahaiyaar(Whataguy!)
Iwasveryconfidentaboutmyselection,butdidnotreceiveanymailtill8PM.
Iwasinmywingchattingtomywingmates,abitdisappointed,lookedatmy
phoneandsawamissedcallat6PM.Icalledtothatnumber.Thecallwas
frominterviewer1,Iwasselectedandtheseguyswerecallingforasnap.I

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reachedtoSPOrightbeforethereguyswereabouttoleave.
Lifewentbacktousualstuffafterthis.Innextfewmonthsmarketcrashedand
mystartupfailed.IendedupjoiningatDeloitte.

Iwillalwaysbethankfultomysenior,foradvisingmethatnight.
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JesseCox,HamRadioOperator,FEMAcertified,AmateurPhilologist,
AmateurAnthropologist
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I'vealwayswantedtosaythistothatquestion(especiallytoentryleveljobs):
BecauseIcangetthejobdone.Youhave20+candidateswaitingoutside.All
ofthem[probably]havethesamequalificationsIdo.You'renotgoingto
rememberthisconversationinthreedays,sothere'snopointinmywowing
you,especiallysinceeverythingyou'verequestedaboutmeissittingrightthere
infrontofyou.Askingeachandeveryoneofthemwhytheyshouldhavethe
jobovermeisn'tacompliment.Itdoesn'thelpyoujudgecharacterb/cthey're
allgoingtogiveyousomebigspeachabouthowtheyhaveworkethicand
teamwork.It'sinsultingtothemandtome.Itforcesthemtosaythatthey're
betterqualifiedthananyoneelsebehindthem,wheninfact,theydon'tknow
thatforsure.
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SiddharajPanchal,SellorbeSold!
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ThanksfortheA2APrithigaRaju.
Personally,I'veneverbeenaskedthatquestioninmycareer.So,nohandson
experiencethereaboutthereactionoftheinterviewer.
However,myanswertothisissimple,
"BecauseI'mthehardestworkingguyintheroom"
AndImeanit.
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Anonymous
1.7kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatistheperfectanswerto"Whyshouldthiscompanyhireyou?"

Itisveryeasytoanswerthis.Youjusthighlightyoureducationalqualifications
andstrenghtsthatyouhaveprovidedinyourresume.Forexamplethiscould
beyouranswer,AsIamafresherIdon'thaveanyworkexperiencebutIama
persistencekindofgirlIdomyworkwithregularityandIamalsopunctual
andintoday'sbusyliferegularityandpunctualityarethemostimportant
factorforall.Beingpunctualandsincere,Icanfinishtheworkgiventomeon
timeandtrytomybesttofulfillalltheneedsofcompanyfromme.Iamalso
adoptablepersonsoIcaneasilyhandleallthesituations.Bymytheoretical
knowledgeIwilldoworkinefficientandsmartway.Iwillputalleffortsto
reachourcompanygoals.
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DhaibatChaudhuriRequestBio
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

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Situation:AfterseveralTechnicalroundsofinterviewcomesthislastandfinal
round,whentheapplicantiscompletelyexhaustedandjusthopingtogetover
withthewholeprocess.
HR:Whyshouldwehireyou?
Applicant:Sir,seriouslyspeaking,Idon'thaveananswertoyourquestion.
Lookingatfewoftheproductsofyourcompany,itwouldn'tbewiseformeto
concludewhatthecompanyworkswithandwhatitislookingforamongthe
newrecruits.Youareinabetterpositiontojudgethat.
*withasmile*Wehadalongtalkandprobablyyouhaveunderstoodmequite
abit.So,youtellmeififitinyourcompany.
HR:*smiles*Letssee.Iamdonewithyou.
Afteranhour,theresultisannouncedandheisselected.
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ShinoSan,Workingasanadvertiser&creativestrategist.Adefinite
psychologistwannabe!
550Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howdoyouanswerthequestion,"WhyshouldIchooseyou"?

Fromaverygeneralpointofansweringthequestions...
"It'sbecausewecare.Alltheothersouttherearestrivingtomaketheirown
life,meansthemomentyouputyourmoneyintheirpocket,theirgone!They
won'tcareaboutyouanymore,justlikeagirlwhorandomlywantedtohavean
affairandthenextdayshewalksawayasifnothinghappened.But,Icare!
Thisismycareerandmyobjectiveistoprovidemyclientssatisfaction,inorder
tocreatealongtermbusinessplanthatbothofuswillbehappy.Andthat's
why,youmaychoosethoseoneshotguysoutthere,andspendtime,money
andefforttolookforanewpartnershipwhentheybrushyouofftheir
shoulders,oryoucansimplyjustsitdownrelaxwithaniceadultbeveragein
yourhand,andletmedoalltheworkforyouandmakeyourbusinessgrow."
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NagarajBasavarajRequestBio
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Thisisusuallythefirstquestionaskedbecauseitisa
goodicebreaker.Youshouldn'tusethisopenendedquestiontoofferuseless
informationabout
yourhobbiesandhomelife.Manypeoplewillmakethemistakeofsaying,"I'm
32yearsold,
married,andmotherofthreechildrenaged5,7and9.Myhobbiesareknitting
andbikeriding..
yadayadayada."Thisisnotagoodanswer.
Agoodanswertothisquestionisabouttwominuteslongandfocusesonwork
relatedskillsand
accomplishments.Telltheinterviewerwhyyouthinkyourworkrelatedskills
and
accomplishmentswouldbeanassettothecompany.Describeyoureducation
andworkhistory
(bebrief).Thenmentiononeortwopersonalcharactertraitsandtellthe
interviewerhowthetraits
helpedyouaccomplishataskatschoolorwork.Donotdescribeyourselfwith
tiredoldclichs
suchas"Iamateamplayer,""Ihaveexcellentcommunicationskills,"unless
youcanproveit
withanillustration.Forexample:"Iwoulddescribemyselfasaselfstarter.At
Acme
Corporation,therewasaproblemwith.....soIcreatedanewinventory
system(givedetails)
thatreducedexpenses30percent."
Forexample,someonewithanewdegreeinanITfieldmightanswerthis
questionasfollows:"I
haveenjoyedworkingwithcomputerssinceIwasnineyearsoldandhave

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alwaysbeenadeptas
usingthem.Throughoutjuniorhighandhighschool,friendsandrelatives
werealwaysaskingme
forhelpwiththeircomputerproblems,sonoonewassurprisedwhenIchose
tomajorin
computers."Hisanswercouldgoontoexplainhowincollege,hediscoveredhe
wantedto
concentratehisstudiesonaspecificITfieldhowhisinternshipsorwork
experienceinfluenced
himorledhiminacertaindirectionandhowhehascometodecidethathe
wantstoworkforthis
particularcompanyandwhyhewouldbeanassettothiscompany.
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PhilemonOnesias,Comeon...don'tbeafraidtoask.
1.2kViews
OriginallyAnswered:HowshouldIanswer"Whyshouldwehireyouoverothers?"without
soundinglikeIamboasting?

Theinterviewerasksyouthistoseeyourreadinessforthejob,yourabilityto
handleit,yourwillingnesstoworkhardandyourfitnessforthejob.Showyour
readinessbydescribinghowyourexperience,careerprogression,qualitiesand
achievementsmakeyouanasset.Keepitprofessional,andfocusonthevalue
you'llbringtotheposition.Youdon'thavetomentionothercandidates.
Highlightyourabilitybydiscussingyourspecificskillsandaccomplishments,
butdon'tforgettoshowyourinterestinthejobitself.Ifyoudon'twantto
soundboastful,trytosaythesethingswithoutcomparingyourselftoothers.
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Anonymous
1.1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswerto"whyshouldwehireyou"?

SeveralReasonsaccordingtogenre:
Sarcasm
1.Thewholepointofinterviewwashiringme.
OverConfidence
2.Becauseifyoudontsomeoneelsewill.
Begging
3.Iamindireneedofjobandyoucangivemesame.
Funny
4.Becauseyouneedasmart,hardworkingguyforjob,hiremeandiwillhelp
youtosearchthesame.
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RohanSinha,Learner,TeamPlayer
4.5kViews

IwanttoshareexcerptsfrommycampusinterviewofTCS.Thiswasspecial
becauseitwasmyfirstjobinterview.
(Iwasamechanicalundergradwithlittleknowledgeaboutprogrammingor
softwareengineering.)
InterviewerWhichisyourfavoriteLanguage?
MeSir,English!(toldwithfullsinceritythoughIknewwhathewasasking?)
Interviewer(laughing)...Iamnotaskingthat.Tellmeaboutyourfavorite
Programminglanguage.
MeIlearnedCinfirstsemester.
InterviewerDoesitmeansyoudon'tknowitnow.AmIcorrect?
MeSir,IknowthefundamentalsofClikeblablabla
InterviewerSee,youareaMechanicalEngineerwithlittleknowledgeabout

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programmingthenwhyshouldIhireyou?
MeIassureyouthatbeforejoiningTCS,Iwilllearnallthatwouldberequired
toperformwell.Also,thereare2strongreasonswhichmakesmebelievethatI
canbeanassetforTCS.
InterviewerHeaskedsarcastically,"whatarethey?"
MeMybiggeststrengthisthatIamhopelesslyoptimisticandagoodteam
playerwithleadershipquality.
(Theinterviewerinterruptedmeandaskedvariouscounterquestionsto
validatemyclaim.AsIconfidentlyansweredhiscounterquestionswith
conviction.IknewthatIhavenailedtheinterviewdespitebeingtechnically
exposedatthebeginning).
InterviewerIenjoyedtakingyourinterview.
FinalResult:SELECTED
MustRead:CampusPlacementisamongthemostoverratedand
hypedthinginIndia
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BillSkaggs,Neuroscientistandsciencewriter,http://weskaggs.net,
@weskaggsontwitter
5.9kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Reallythereisonlyoneanswerthatmakessense:"Thereisnowayforthe
companytouseitsresourcesthatismoreproductivethanhiringme."You
don'tneedtosaythatinsomanywords,butthat'sthemessageyouneedtoget
across.Ofcourseyouneedtojustifyitinspecifictermsoftenthe
justificationcomesdownto,"Youneedsomebodytodothisjob,andyou
probablywon'tfindsomebodybetterthanmeforthesalaryyouareoffering."
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Anonymous
491Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatwouldyoureplyto"WhyshouldIhireyou?"?

Thisisoneofthoseweird,openendedquestionstheylovetothrowatyouin
jobinterviews.Practicethisathome,folks!It'seasierafteryou'vemadeup
youranswer.
Somegoodanswers:
1. Haveexperiencewithaverysimilarcompanyorpositionandknowthejob
well.Beshortbutspecificaboutrelatedexperience.
2. AmVERYmotivatedthecompanyseemslikeagoodfit.
3. Canworkwellindependentlywithlittledirectionandinateam.
4. Haveagoodworkhistoryandbringpersonalbeliefsaworkethic,doinga
goodjob,reliability,responsibility.
5. Havereferencestobackyouup.
6. Ifyouhavesomespecializedskillrelatedtothejob,letthemknowwhatit
is.In3/4ofmyjobs,Ihadtowritecopyoreducationalmaterials.Noone
hadsecretaries.IknewtheOSofthecompany'scomputers,hadkeyboard
speedsof120wpm,rarelymadespellingorgrammaticalerrors,andmet
inflexiblegovernmentdeadlinesforproposals.
7. Keepyouranswersshortandpertinenttothejob.
8. Meettheinterviewers'gaze(s).
9. Havethisallsummedupinaneat,onepageresume.

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10. Ifit'sthekindofjobwhereshowingsamplesofyourpastworkis
appropriate,havecopieswithyouforreviewbyseveral(6)people.
11. Whenyou'redone,askthemiftheyhaveanyquestionsaboutyourability
togetthejobdonewell.
12. Underneaththecalmdemeanoranddarkgreysuit,haveallyourreligious
medalspinnedtoyourunderwearandyourluckyitemsinyourpocketor
handbag.
Goodluckisalwayshelpful.Asarevaluedcurrentemployeesasreferences.
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Anonymous
1.6kViews

Iinterviewedatanorganizationforthejobofatechnicalwriterin2013.
Itwasayoungcompanyandtheywereestablishingateamforuserassistance.
FromwhatIobserved,therewasnoonewhohadexperienceinwriting.After
gettingshortlistedinthewrittenexam,Iwassenttoaseniormanager(with
developerwrittenallacrosshisface)tobeinterviewed.Iwasthefifthandlast
persontobeinterviewedthatday.Theofficeboyhandedoverasurvey
questionnairebeforeIsteppedintohiscabin.
Heaskedme,"Whyshouldwehireyou?"
Istartedmyanswerwith,"Forstarters,Iwouldnotmakespellingmistakeslike
this."Iheldupthequestionnairewronglyspelledas'questionaire'.
IgotacallfromhimwhenIreachedthelobbyoftheoffice.Yes,Iwashired.
No,Ididnotacceptit.
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NandakishorNairRequestBio
514Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Becauseaherocanbeanyone,evenamandoingsomethingassimpleand
reassuringashiringatalentedyoungprofessional,tolethimknowthat
theworldhadn'tended.
:P
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KshitizMadhokRequestBio
1.3kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestwaytorespondwhentheinterviewerasksyou"why
shouldwehireyou?"

Quiteoftenyourpotentialemployerwilladdressthisquestionthemselvesby
assessingyouroverallinterviewperformanceagainstasetofrequirements.
However,ifaninterviewerdoesaskyoudirectlywhytheyshouldpickyou,you
needtobeabletoimpress.Thereareseveralsimpletacticsyoucanemployto
ensureyoudojustthat.
Refertothejobdescription
Readthejobdescriptionthoroughly.Whichskillsandexperiencesarelisted?
Makeanoteofthreeorfouroftheemployersmostprominentwants,ones
youtrulyfeelyoucanfulfil,andusetheseasthebackboneofyouranswer.
Manyjobdescriptionswilllistessentialanddesirablerequirements.Keepthe
focusofyouranswerondemonstratingthatyoufulfilthedesirables'your
interviewerwillhavealreadyestablishedthatyoumeettheessential
requirementsbeforeinvitingyoutotheinterview.
Focusonwhatyoucandoforthecompany,notwhattheycando
foryou
Thisquestionoffersyouachancetopitchyourselfasthesolutiontoyour
employersproblems,somakesureyoudothis.

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Itseasytogetsidetrackedandtalkaboutwhyyouwanttoworkforthe
company,butthisdoesntanswerthequestion.Responsessuchas:You
shouldhiremebecauseIreallywantthisjoborIvealwayswantedtoworkin
marketing,soIfeellikethisistheidealroleformedontgiveyourinterviewer
areasonforhiringyou.
Besuretoidentifyhowyourownskillsetwillbenefityourpotentialemployerin
awaytheymaynothaveexperiencedpreviously.Showthemthatbyhiring
you,theyaregainingsomeoneuniqueandinnovative.
Neverdirectlycompareyourselftoothers
Onemistakemanycandidatesmakewhenfacedwiththequestion:Why
shouldwehireyou?istocomparethemselvestotheircompetitors.Itsnot
difficulttoseewhythequestiondoesappeartoaskyoutomakea
comparisontoothers,butdontbefooled.
Realistically,yourenotgoingtoknowthestrengthsandweaknessesofyour
peers.Youcantclaimthatyourequicker,betterandmoreintelligentthan
themyoumaynotbeandtheinterviewerhastheknowledgeofother
candidatestochallengetheseassumptions.Therefore,itssafesttosteerclearof
thesequalifierphrasesaltogether,andconcentrateinsteadontalkingabout
yourself.
Avoidclichdlanguage
Neversaythatyoushouldgetthejobbecauseyourehardworking,reliable
orworkwellinateam.Anyonecansaythesethingsaboutthemselves,and
theseuninspiringadjectivesareusuallytheminimumtraitsanemployerlooks
forwhenhiringanewcandidate,ratherthansomethingtoboastabout.
Evidenceyouranswer
Asthisisaquestioninvitingyoutopromoteyourself,theresafinelinebetween
beingperceivedasconfidentorarrogantprovidingtangibleevidencetoback
upeachofyourpointswillpreventyoufromveeringdangerouslytowardsthe
latter.
Claimthatyoureadiligent,accomplishedandconfidentcandidatewitha
historyofsuccessandlikelyyoullfindthattheseemptywordswillfallondeaf
ears.Youmustprovideyourinterviewerwithevidencetoverifyyourskillset.
Forinstance,ifyousaythatyoushouldbehiredbecauseyoureanalyticalyou
mightsay:Ithinkmyhighlyanalyticalmindsetandabilitytocrunch
numbersquicklymakesmeagreatfitforyourcompany.Thisissomethingthat
IveshownduringA,BandCworkexperiences.
Followaclearstructure
Allinterviewanswersshouldfollowalogicalstructure,andyourresponseto
thisquestionshouldbenodifferent.Ratherthanlaunchingintoalong
winded,meanderingreply,keepyourpitchsimple,shortandmemorable.
Beginbylayingoutthepointsyoureabouttomake.Ithinkyoushouldhire
mebecauseofX,YandZ.Next,evidenceeachofyourpoints,asdiscussed
earlier.Roundoffyouranswerwithastrongandconfidentclosersuchas:
OverallIthinkX,Y,andZmakemeagreatfitforbothyourroleandyour
company.
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HardikMadani,Diplomacyatit'sbest!!
1.7kViews

IusedtofollowapageonFacebook:
MechanicalEngineersRocks.
Theyhadaskedthisquestion.
Hereismyanswerandothergoodanswers.
Whyshouldacompanyhireyou?
Myanswer:
Sir,keepinginmindmyabilityandeffectivenessofworkingintechnicalfields,
IfeelmyselftobethebestsuitedforthementionedpostandIassureyouthat
I'llworkharderandsmartermakingthebestuseofallthetechnicaland
managerialskillsIhaveacquiredbeingaMechanicalEngineerandtothe
completesatisfactionoftheManagementandmysubordinates.Itwouldbe
reallyamatterofhonorformeifIgetachancetogetemployedinthisfirm.
Thankingyouinanticipation.
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assureyouthatIamahardworker,confidentandcanadapttoany
environmenteasily.UnderyourtrainingandguidanceIwillenhancemy
practicalknowledgeandskillsandwillutilizethemtotheirfullextentforthe
growthofyourorganisation."
(wasselectedasthebestanswer)
OTHERGOODANSWERS
1."Whatihavelearnedfrommyengineering,mypastprojectsnallotherextra
curricularactivitiesis'beaproblemsolver,inaverysimpleway,nomatterifu
succeedorntbutnevergiveup"andipromiseyouiwillkeepsameattitude
whileworking."
2."beingafresherandrawengineeridon'thaveanyworkingexperiencebut
haveenoughexcitementandtalenttoprovemyselfinmyfirstandworth
careermakingopportunity.moreoverimassureuthatiwillworkmore
smarterthanharderandcanbeeasilyadaptwiththeprofessionalworking
environment."
3."siritsnotpossibleforasingleemployeetochangetheworthof
company.....btimquiteambitiousabtstayingoutofcrowd...iputmyfull
effortinmyjobnmakesuremyeffortllnevergetwasted....ineverrepeat
mistakesndicndosmmoreadorablethingsandallthiscnhappemonlywhen
igotthisjob..iworthit."
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ThanksforA2APrithigaRaju.
Youdidnotmentionwhetheryouareafresherorhaveexperiencenoryou
havementionedtheindustry,whichyouareapartof.Still,iwilltrytohelpyou
answerthistrickyinterviewquestionsmartly.
1.Tellhimthatyouwillworkreallyhardwithmorededicationthananyone
elsealongwithsomeotherqualitieslikebeingpunctual,honest,responsible,
etc.Anaverageinterviewertakesabout10interviewsadayand9outof10
timeshegetsthisresponse.Answerthiswayandyouwillgetareplywewill
getbacktoyouandweallknowwhatthatmeans.
2.Youhavedoneyourresearchaboutthejobresponsibilities,thekindof
candidatetheyarelookingforandmostimportantlyyouknowwhatthe
companysplansareforthefuture.Ananswerwhichincorporatesallthese
aspectswillnotonlygiveyouanedgeoverothersbutwillalsogivethemthe
impressionthatyouareactuallyinterestedinworkingwiththemandnotjust
becauseyouwantajob.
YoumaygothroughTheCareerMuseBlog foraninterviewguideandto
clearallyourjobinterviewconcerns.
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MichaelKareev,mediaanddigital,RossMBA
454Views
OriginallyAnswered:IhavesecuredafollowupfinalinterviewatNikeatELC,Belgium.
It'sadreamcometruetoworkthere.Whataresomegoodpunchlinesforquestionslike
"Whyshouldwehireyou?"

You'reaworldclassathlete
YouhaveacollectionofJordans(5080pairs)
Youwenttoatopbusinessschoolandknowhowtousetheskillsetobtained
there
Youworkedwithnikeasacontractor/client/supplierandknowtheculture
Youliketomovetonewrolesandgeographies
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JayantAgarwal,AstorytellerandaMedico
692Views

Jugaad
SoMr.ArjunKumar,Yourgradesarenotsogreat..Whyshouldwehireyou??
ArjunSir,mainbahutbadajugadihun.(Iamquickatsolvingsmallproblems)
Theofficialslaughed.
OneoftheofficialsaskedAccha..SoimagineyouhaveatoothpasteIndustry
andyouwanttoincreasethesellingofyourproductinashorttimewithout
muchinvestmentormuchadvertisementormodification.Whatwouldbeyour
socalledjugaad?(withawink)
ArjunafterthinkingforfewsecondsansweredSir,toincreasethesellingofmy
toothpasteinashorttimeIwilljustincreasethewidthofopeningofthe
toothpastetube,sothatatatimemoreamountoftoothpastewillcomeout
fromasinglesqueeze.
Impressedofficialshiredthatjugaadi..:D
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JohnJohnsonRequestBio
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Theinterviewersjobistohirethebestpersonfortheposition.Mostofthe
candidatesthatmakeittotheinterviewstagearequalifiedforthejob.The
winningcandidatemustbemorethanqualified,especiallyinavery
competitivejobmarket.
Everyhireisariskforthecompany.Yourinterviewerwillalsobetakinga
personalcareerriskinrecommendingaparticularcandidatetohire.Ifthe
candidateperformswell,Mr.Interviewerlooksbrilliantandgetsapatonthe
back(andmaybeabiggerannualbonus).
Ifthecandidateturnsouttobeadud(doesntperformwell,doesntgetalong
withtheteam,leavesthejobprematurely,etc.),theinterviewerlookslikea
dummyandhisprofessionalreputationsuffers.
Withthisquestion,yourinterviewerisaskingyoutosellhimonyouandyour
statusasthebestpersonfortheposition.Makehisjobeasierbyconvincinghim
that:
Youcandotheworkanddeliverexceptionalresults
Youwillfitinbeautifullyandbeagreatadditiontotheteam
Youpossessacombinationofskillsandexperiencethatmakeyoustand
outfromthecrowd
Hiringyouwillmakehimlooksmartandmakehislifeeasier
Thisisyourchancetowowthemwithyourhighlightreel.Youranswershould
summarizethetopthreeorfourbestreasonstohireyou.Itsbetterto
havethreeorfourstrongreasonswithmemorabledescriptionsand/or
examplesthantorattleoffalaundrylistoftwelvestrengthswithoutcontext.
Thisisanopportunitytoreiterateyourmostimpressivestrengths and/or
describeyourmostmemorablesellingpoints,tailoredtoalignwiththetop
requirementsinthejobdescription.Your34bulletpointscouldincludea
combinationofthefollowing:
Industryexperience
Experienceinperformingcertaintasksorduties
Technicalskills
Softskills
Keyaccomplishments
Awards/accolades
Education/training
Accomplishmentsandsuccessstoriesarealwaysgoodbets,especiallyifyoucan
describehowakeyaccomplishment(asuccessfulmarketingcampaign,for
example)demonstratesadesiredcompetency(creativity,resultsorientation).
ReadmorehereWhyShouldWeHireYou?TheSecrettoaGreatAnswer
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SanjeevMohanty,NotanHR,butcanthinklikeone.
2.8kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswertotheinterviewquestion,"Whyshouldthis
companyhireyou?"

Althoughtherearenumerouswaystoanswerthisquestiondependingonjob
profileandcompanyrequirements,oneanswercanbeasfollows:
"Sir/Ma'am,letslookatitfromtwoperspectives,A.TheEmployer,whichis
you,andB.Theemployee,whichisme.
ConsideringA.'Whyshouldthecompanyhireme?'
ThereasonwhyI'msittinginfrontofyouisbecauseyourcompanyeitherhasa
vacancy,oryouwishtoexpandyourcurrentworkingteamandaddmore
depthtoit.Thisiswhyyouwishtohire.
NowconsiderB."WhyshouldIbehired?".Well,undoubtedlythereareothers
waitingoutside,somewhoaremoreexperiencedandmoreapttothisprofile
thanme.However,asaperson,IbelieveIhavealotofenergyandadynamic
thoughtprocess.Iamagreatteamworkerandcanaddenergyandboostthe
team'smoralewhenneeded.
Now,consideringtheanswertoA,IbelieveallthatIthattheanswertoBis
matchestheformer.Butyouwillgettheconcreteproofonlywhenyougiveme
anopportunitytoprovemyself."
Remembertoanswerthisquestionwithconfidencebecausethat'sthenumber1
thingallemployerslookforinanewprospectiveemployee.
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RajatSrivastavRequestBio
963Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatistheperfectanswerto"Whyshouldthiscompanyhireyou?"

Mytwocents:
Thereisnooneperfectanswertothisquestion.Thebestwayistoknowthejob
descriptionandaboutthecompany.Thenframeyouranswerfromthe
company'sperspective.Youhavetoshowhowhiringyouwillgreatlybenefit
thecompanysinceyouexceedthetechnical,communicationandleadership
skills.
Youhavetoprovethatyouareaverywellroundedindividualwhoisgreatat
thetechnicalstuffbutalsoworkswellwithpeopleandcancommunicateyour
thoughtswell.
Goodluck!
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PriyanshJain,Iknowabitabouthandlinginterviews
906Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatcouldbeananswertothequestionfromarenouncedcompany
recruiter"whyshouldwehireyou"?

There'snotauniversalanswertothisquestion.Theanswervariesdepending
onthetypeandpositionofthejobyouareapplyingfor.
Doyourhomeworkbeforeenteringtheinterviewroom.
1."Sir,Ihavegoodanalyticalandmarketingskills"
2."Sir,Iamgoodatanalyticsandmarketing.Forexample,yourcompany
recentlyreceivedafundingof700milliondollars.Ithinkamajorpartofthe
moneyshouldbespentonincreasingtheno.ofwarehousesforfasterdelivery
oftheproducts.Increasingtheno.ofsellers,whilemaintainingthequality
wouldalsohelpinincreasingtheprofitssignificantly"
Hadyoubeenaninterviewer,whichof1or2wouldyourecruit?
In2,notonlythecandidatetoldmethathehaslookedupfactsaboutmy

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organisation,butalsosuggestedmesomeideas.Inotherwords,showcasedhis
skills.ItdoesnotmatterifornotIamgoingtoputhiswordsintoaction.
Givethemreasonstohireyou.Showwhatyouworth.Howwouldjoiningtheir
firmnotonlyhelpyoushapeyourpersonality,butalsohelpthemincreasetheir
profits.Makesure,afterhearingyouranswer,youcomeoutasanasset,nota
liability.Feelfreetocomment/dropapersonalmessageifthisdidn'thelp.All
thebest..:)
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ChrisHigginsRequestBio
3.8kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Imagingyouabuyingacar.Youhavelotsofchoicesandneedhelpdeciding,
soyouasktheshowroomstaff"whyshouldIbuythiscar?"
Whichanswerwillhelpyoumore?
Adetailedanswerwhichmatchesyourrequirementstothecar'sfeaturesto
explainwhyaparticularmodelisthebestchoiceforyou
Aglibanswerthatdoesn'tansweryourquestionbuttriestocreatea
humorous/emotionalmoment,becausetheemployeehasn'tactuallyput
enougheffortintounderstandingyourneeds.
Youmightstillgoaheadandbuythecareitherway,basedontherestofthe
researchthatyouhavedone,butthefirstanswerisdefinitelymoreusefulthan
thesecond.
Nowimagineyouarearecruiter,finishingupaninterviewwithacandidate,
andyouaskthem"whyshouldthecompanyhireyou?"
Whichanswerwillhelpyoumore?
Adetailedanswerwhichshowsthatthecandidatehastriedtomakean
assessmentofyourrequirementsandexplainswhythecandidatesskillset
andexperiencemeetsyourneeds.
Aglibanswerthatdoesn'tansweryourquestionbuttriestocreatea
humorous/emotionalmoment,becausethecandidatehasn'tactuallyput
enougheffortintoresearch/listening/askingquestionstounderstandyour
requirement.
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AiswaryaVenugopalRequestBio
564Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswerinaninterviewfor"whyshouldwehireyou"
and"whatareyourweaknesses"?

Answerforwhyshouldwehireyou?
Expressyourinnovativenessandtalents.Ifyouhaveanabilitytolearnquickly
expressthattoo.Basedontheexperiencegotwhileworkingincollegeproject,
portrayyourself.
Answerforwhatareyourweekness?
Depictyourstrengthwhichyouhaven'tmentionedinyourresumeasyour
weekness,butnevereverletyourinterviewerknowyourrealweekness.
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HiteshJangir,Engineer,Player,GoodPerson....
1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:CampusPlacements:Whatisthebestanswerto"Whyshouldwe
hireyou"?

Wellsir,
AsperyourcompanyneedsIpossesstheeducation&experiencebackground.

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MorethanthisIwouldliketotakethisofferinaveryprofessionalwayandtry
togivethebestresultforthepost,inordertoachievethisIwillsetmymindin
passion,hardwork,&commitmenttowardswork.
AndsirIpromisethatIwilladheretohonesty,&followtheprinciplesofthe
organizationwhiledoingmyjob.MoreoverIfeelthatIwillbeagreatassetfor
thecompany.Iwillutilizeallmyskillsandputallmyeffortsforthe
bettermentofthecompany.
Thankyou.

anotherone

ReasonstoChooseMe
Asyouknow,allofthecandidatesaremostlikelyextremelyworthyofthis
position.IamgoingtotellyouwhyIshouldbetheoneyouchoosetofillit.
Firstofall,Imahardworker.IpayattentiontodetailsandIwillgetanyjob
giventomedonequicklyandaccurately.IameagertolearnandIm
dedicatedandpassionate.IfinditveryrewardingtohelpotherpeopleandI
careaboutthecommunity.Iamloyal,trustworthy,andIwillalwaysshowup
ontime.Ifyouaskedsomeoneaboutme,theywouldprobablysayIam
mature,smart,kind,caring,andahappypersoningeneral.Iamextremely
experiencedinthisareaandIknowIamtherightpersonforthisjob.(Thisis
whatIusedforeverytimeIwasaskedtowriteapitchaboutwhyIshouldbe
chosenforsomething)

Forfreshers
Beingafresher,Idon'thaveanexperiencebutIhavetheskillsandabilities
ofwhatcompanyishiringforfreshers.Iamlookingforthecompanylike
yoursanditwouldbeagreatpleasuretoworkwithyourcompanyandpartof
it.Myskillsandabilitieswillprovidefurtherdevelopmentofthecompanyin
thefuture.IthinkIameligibleforthisposition.

Maybethiswillhelpyou:)
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RakeshDash,NITIIMProduct,Strategist,Creativewriter,Positive
Thinker
532Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswerinaninterviewfor"whyshouldwehireyou"
and"whatareyourweaknesses"?

WhyshouldIhireyou?
a.TrytoestablishalinkbetweenyourUSP/strengthandcompany's
requirements.Ifyouareabletodoonetoonemapping,itwillbeofgreathelp.
b.Ratherthandirectlyhighlightingyourstrengths,youcanalwaysnarrate
someinstances,pasttimeexperiencethatdemonstratesyourstrength.
Whatareyourweakness?
a.Trytofragmentyouranswerinthreemajorportions.
b.Firsttrytoshowyouranalyticalabilitybyexplaininghowyougaugedyour
weakness.
c.Secondly,showyourstrategicskillsbydemonstratingwhatplansyouhave
framedtoworkontheseweakness.
d.Lastandmostimportantly,howwellyoucouldimplementtheseplansand
howmuchsuccessyouhaveachievedtillnow.
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ElizabethKnight,Reallyinterestedintheworldaroundme
770Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatarethebestanswerstothequestionwhyshouldwehireyou?

Really,thisissomethingthatneedstobeputtogetherbytheindividual.A
cannedanswerwouldlikelycomeacrossassuch.
Thebestanswerwillbetheonethatdrawsuponthestrengthsoftheperson
interviewing.WhenIappliedforthejobIhavenow,Iwasaskedasimilar
question.Myresponsewasspecifictothejob.Iwasapplyingasanartteacher.
ItoldthemthatIhaveastrongcommandofmanydifferentartforms(Ihada
portfoliotoshowthis),agenuineloveofartandhistory,andapassiontobring
thesethingstothestudents.Istressedtheimportanceofcollaborationand
discussionwhilepointingoutthatIamverygoodatindependentworkand
meetingdeadlines.ItoldthemthatIlookforwardtobeingapartoftheschool
community,participatinginbothextracurricularactivitieswithstudentsand
schoolimprovementwithpeers.ItoldthemthatIamahighenergyperson
wholikestogetthingsaccomplished.Itwasthetruth,andsoitwastheright
answer.
Beforegoingtoaninterview,makealistofallyourstrengths.Thinkaboutthe
kindofworkforwhichyouareapplying.Howwillyoubeabletousethose
strengthstodothisjobwell?thatiswhatyouusetoanswerthequestion.The
importantthingistobepositiveandtruthful.Itisaloteasiertosellthetruth,
becauseyoudon'thavetorememberit.
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SaurabhSengarRequestBio
4.8kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Interviewer:WhyXXX?
Candidate:whynot?(withfullconfidencelookingeyetoeye))
XXX=companyname

PS:MyfriendactuallydidthisandgotselectedinoneofthemajorMNC
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RajanshuRanjee,MechanicalEngineer,Quoran,findingwayamidst
trafficoflife
1.7kViews

Thisisstoryofoneofmyfriend,whogotodd260+rankingatemechanical
2014,givingeverybodyascenario,therearemanyPSUsthathirethroughgate
andgatescorehasmuchweightageinmostofthererecruitment
process.exceptthisonewhichiamgoingtoshare.
wellscenegoeslikethis,
weallwerewaitingforourturnofinterviewanditwasallnontechnical,the
interviewerswereaskingallsortofquestionsotherthantechnicalones.
HewasveryafraidasthisPSUwashislastandbestchancethroughgateasit
considersgatescoreasmerecriteriaforinterviewcallingonlyandnot
further.Thisincidentisasnarratedbyhimaftertheinterviewwithredeyesand
heavyvoice.
Interviewer(I)afterallsortofquestions:
I:whywouldyouliketojoinus?
friend(F):sirthisisapanIndiaorganisationandiwillfeelluckytobepart
ofthisPSU,tohavetheopportunitytobeabetterengineeraswellasmanager
.(THISPSUWASNOTATALLOURCOREPSU,THEYBASICALLYGIVE
MARKETINGJOB,helied).
I:ButthereareotherPSUalsowhichareyourcorewhyonlyus?
(F):Hetellingthissaid:bhai,aankhbharaayijabbolaaurbhiPsuhaiphir
rahanhigayaaurboldiya,"Siraapkomerirankdekhkelagtahki
kahinaurbhijoblagsaktih,siryehmeralastaurbestchanceh
agaraapnenahiliyatohphirseeksaaltayaarikarnipadegi,ek
saaldropkarke,mehnatkarkeyahanaayahunabaaphiaakhri

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umeedho".
(SIR,lookingatmyrankdoyouthinkihaveanychanceofgettinginanyother
psu,thisismylastchanceotherwiseihavetopreparenextyeartoo",have
comehereafterlongstruggleofONEyearandnowyouaremylasthope)
I:Butwhyshouldwehireyou?
(F):sir,ihavegotadecentrankthatfulfillsyourtechnicalcriteria,iamnot
goingtoleavethisjobinfutureasthisismylastandbestjobandiwillbe
dedicated,andifthisfarihaveconvincedyouthatiamnotgoingtogetinto
otherPSU,iguessthisfulfillsyourmarketingcriteriatoo.
itsmoreoflikefilmysituationistillrememberhesaidtome:
"bhaidilnikaalkarrakhdiaunkesaamneabbhinahiliyatohM
techhikarunga)
TOallsurprise,wethoughthewaswaytoemotionalanddonothaveany
chance,HEgotselectedandthelikesofbetterrankholders(top100)didn't
getselected.
Itsnotthebestreplytothequestion,Butanexperience,iwillrememberas
howhehonestlyandcleverlyusedhisemotionstoconvinceinterviewersthathe
willdobettermarketingandtheyshouldhirehim.
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WaltKaras,SoftwareDeveloper,http://www.geocities.ws/wkaras/
1.1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Youshouldhavealreadyansweredthisquestionwhenyourfirstwrotetothe
companyseekinganinterview.
Ifyouareseekingacareerwhereoralpresentationsskillarecritical,you
shouldrepresentthesameinformationorally.
Otherwiseyouaredealingwitharathersillyorganization.Ifyouareconfident
youcanfindnonsillywork,youshouldreplythatyouarenotfeelingwelland
terminatetheinterviewearly.But,sadly,thereismuchlessnonsillyworkthan
thereshouldbe.
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SumitKumar,SmileBringsaDifference...Loading...
1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatistheanswer?IfHRaskswhyshouldwehireyou?

Sir.
It'sgreatpleasuretogivetheanswerofthisquestion.
Asafresher,Idon'thaveanysortofexperience,butIassureyouthatI'm
suitablepersonforyourcompany.BecauseIbelieveinmyabilitiesandstrong
determinationsandI'mverypunctualandkeenlearner.Ijustwantaplatform
toshowmyskills.IwilldefinitelytrymybesteffortsforgrowingOurCompany
Goals.ActuallySir,"Nooneisperfectinthisworld,butpractice
makesaperfectman".WithoutopportunityIcan'tprovemyability.
SirIassureyouifyougivemethisgoldenchanceyouwillneverbe
disappointed.
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DeepanshuPathak,Apoetinsolitude
208Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

"Becauseirrespectiveofthedecisionwhetheryouhiremeornot,Iwillreach
thetoponeday,andwhenIreachtherewithyourcompany'stagonme,the
companywouldbetheultimatebenefactor."
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2.4kViews

Sorryforgoinganonymous,ifmyHRfindsmeherehewillkickmybutt.
ItwasMarutiSuzukiPlacementsNITHamirpur
WhyShouldIHireYou?
Tookapauseandreplied,ThereareonlytwothingsinIndiawhichcanmake
mostoftheIndianfamilieshappy,sadlywhichmyfamilycan'taffordanyof
themtillyet.
Hraskedwhatarethey?
1.TowatchSachinTendulkarbattingliveinthestadium,asIhailfromfrom
smalltowninJharkhanditwasneverpossibleforustoskipourdailyroutine
andburnalmost4monthssavingsforthesame.
2.TogetaMarutiSuzuki800inmyveranadah..
Sachinretiredyesterday,sonochanceoffulfillingmyfamily'sfirstdream
Inordertocompensatemywish1,Iamgoingtofulfillmanyotherfamily
dreams.
MARUTISUZUKICANCOUNTONME
FINALRESULT:PLACED,HRpersonallymetmeafterthemeeting
andsaidthathegoingtoseemeintopposition
P.S:Mechiespleasedon'ttrythisinyourinterviewbecausethisstoryisall
famousinMarutiSuzukialloffice.InfactchaiwallastooknowinGurgaon
manufacturingplant.
Theyarehuntingfortheguy.Iprefertobesilent.
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VivekVermani,www.buggybread.com
998Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanyouapproachthequestion"whyshouldwehireyou"inan
interview?

IcanbeofgreatvaluetotheOrganization.Iamqualifiedenoughandhave
provenskillsin[soandsofield]whichcanhelpOrganizationmeetits
commitments.Ihaveworkedallmylifewithutmostdedication,andhave
provenmyselftobeagoodteamplayerwithfocusonOrganizationgoals.
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PranavPallod,MechanicalEngineer,Humorous,Introvert,Trance
Addict
1.2kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswerfor,"WhyshouldIhireyou?"

IthinktheperfectanswerforthisquestioncouldbedifferentfromaFresher&
Experiencedperson
FromFresher:
SirasiamaFresher,ihavetheoreticalknowledgebuticandohardworkfor
myorganization.Andiwillputallmyeffortsforthegoodprogressofmy
Organization.BeingPunctualandSincereicanfinishtheworkgiventomeon
timeandtrymybesttofulfillalltherequirementsofmyCompanyfromme.
FromExperienced:
WithReferencetomyworkexperience.Isatisfyalltherequirementsforthis
job.Iamsincerewithmyworkandiwillneverletyoudowninanyway.I
promiseyouwillneverregretforthedecisiontoappointmeinyourCompany.
Ihopeiwashelpful...!!!

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LauraButler,CareerBuildingAdvice,ResumeandInterviewTips
729Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestwaytorespondwhentheinterviewerasksyou"why
shouldwehireyou?"

Thebestwaytorespondtothequestionwhyshouldwehireyou?istoexplain
howyoudbenefittheparticularcompany.
Whentheinterviewerasksthisquestionitsagoodideatoexplainhowyoucan
useyourskillsandknowledgetohelpbusiness.Forexample,oneshouldsay
somethinglikeIbelieveyoushouldhiremebecauseIamapassionate
entrepreneurwithexperienceinthebusinessthatIcanapplytoyourcompany
toincreasesalesandproductivity.
Aslongasyoucanbackupyourclaimswithsupportandreason,interviewers
willseethisasasignofintelligence.Theanswerdoesn'thavetobelong,or
detailallonesexperience,butmuchratherasummaryofwhattheycanbring
tothetable.
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PriyamvadaTrivedi,CharteredAccountant
1.1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswertotheinterviewquestion"whydoyouwant
toworkforourcompany?"

Thisisaverypopularquestionandapersonactuallyneedsapreparation
beforehand.Findoutaboutthecompany,products,management,policiesetc
andthenassociateyourgoals,desirestoit.Youhavetosatisfythemthatthere
isgenuinelyareasonthatyouwanttoworkwiththem,itwouldbeapersonal
satisfactionforyouandit'snotjustanothercompanyyoucametointerviewfor
becausetherewasavacancy.
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DanOgden,KnowledgeEconomyExecutiveRecruiterfocusingonthink
tanks,consultancies,...
268Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

"BecauseIdothesamejobatyourbiggestcompetitor"isthesinglebestanswer
Ihaveeverheardin20+yearsofrecruiting.
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SeanReilly,Renaissanceman,Autodidact
583Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestwaytorespondwhentheinterviewerasksyou"why
shouldwehireyou?"

Basically,youhavetohavesomethingofanunfairadvantagethatyoucan
articulate.Eitheritisexperiencesolvingaparticularsetofproblemsthatare
relevanttotheirbusiness,orperhapsitisanintensedesiretolearn,coupled
withateamorient.Thelattertendstobemorerelevanttothedecisionfor
entrylevel/lowerleveltypesofjobs,whereastheformertendstobemore
relevantthefurtherdownaparticularcareerpathyougo.
Intheend,youhavetounderstandyourvaluepropositionandbeableto
articulateitwell.Fortheseasonedexpert,thiswouldinvolveastrategic
assessmentofthebusiness,theircontext,andthechangingenvironmentto
understandwhatisrelevanttothem.Fortheentryleveltypeofperson,you
wanttobecuriousabouttheindustryandemergingtrends,andaskquestions
abouttheirimpacttothebusinessatwhichyouareinterviewing,duringthe
interview.
Atbottom,theseareallwaysthatyoucandemonstratetotheemployerthat

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youwilladdvalue.
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CrowlyMathewArackal,ITProfessional,Entrepreneur
706Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Icannotanswerthisquestiondirectly.ButIwilltellyousomeofmy
experience.Itmaygiveyouaclue.
Aftermyfinalexamination(BAfromKeralaUniversity)Iwasgoingbackhome
inabus.Ihadallmybooksanddresspackedinabigbox.Iwastravellingin
night.BymorningthebusstoppedinabusstationandthenIfoundan
advertisementinthenewspaperoftheday.EurekaForbeswasinvitingsales
executives.TheinterviewwasinKochiKeralafromwhereistartedbyjourney
andnowIamonmyhalfwaytowardshome.
Idecidedtoattendtheinterview.Igotoutofthebusandtookaroomtokeep
myluggageandwentbacktoattendtheinterview.Ireachedthereby11am.
AsIenterthehallIsawsome25to30candidatesaresittingtherewaitingfor
theirchancetoattendtheinterview.Oh,myGod,itwillbeeveningbythetime
Igetachance!
Thentheygivemeanapplicationform.Thelastquestionwas"Whyyouwant
totakeupajobinsales?"forwhichIanswered"SalesisanareawhereIcan
getremuneratedbetterforbetterperformance".YesIreallymeantit.They
collectedmyapplication.IwasthenextonecalledfortheInterview.I
successfullymadeagoodrapportwiththeinterviewboardandtheyrecruited
meandaskedtojointheirtrainingnextMondayatCochin.
Ididnotjointhemforvariousreasons.Inthosedays(1984)Ididnotknow
thiscompanyissobigandaprestigiousemployer.Howeverthiseventmade
meveryconfident.ActuallyIneverlostaninterviewexceptinonecasein
Mumbai.MainlybecauseIknewicannotcontinueforlonginthejobandthe
companywaslookingforsomeonewithalongtermcommitment.
SowhatIwantedtotellyouifyouhaveagoodandconvincingreasonwhy
youwanttojointhemitwillhelpyou.Butpleaseavoidcopyingwellknown
phrasesyoureadsomewhere.
Againyoushallnotwritewhyyouwanttostartmakingmoneyandget
employed,howthisjobisgoingtohelpyourfamilyetc.Itisnoneofthe
interestofthecompany.Companyisinterestedinyouandhowthecompany
isgoingtobebenefitedbyrecruitingyou.
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ManasaManohar,Graduatestudent,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia
467Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

Moreoftenthannot,thismightbetheonewhichmightbeathinline
separatingyourdreamjobandyou.
WhyshouldIhireyou?Ortellmeaboutyourselfshouldbetackledverysubtely
suchthatyoutellexactlywhatisnecessary,nothingmorebraggyortoo
simplistic.
Makesureyoureadthejobdescriptionandincludehowyourskillswillbenefit
thecompany.
Employersarenotlookingforhowullgetbenefittedbythecompany,buthow
ullbeabenefittothecompany.
Withthisismind,makesureuprepareakickassanswer:)
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AtishModiRequestBio
425Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Itwasafullfreneticdayforhimafteritwashis5thinterview.Theenervated
guywithaperplexedfacesaid
"Sorry!!!Ithoughtitwasyourjobtodecidethat."
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MartinStewart,B2Btechcontentauthorandcontentmarketing
consultant.
225Views

"Well,tellmewhatyourchallengesareandI'lltellyouhowIcanhelpyou
solvethem."
Acompanyishiringbecausetheyhaveoneormoreproblems.Ifyoucanfocus
inontheseproblemsandarticulatehowyoucanhelpthemthentheywill
understandwhytheyshouldhireyou.
Ifyoucanturntheinterviewintoaconversationlikethisasopposedtoa
quickfireQ&A,youstandabetterchanceofgettingthejob.Solongasyou
actuallyhavetheknowledgeandskillstodoso.
Whenyoumakeitaboutthem,notjusthardsellingwhatyouseeasyour
strongpoints,youhelptheinterviewerputyouinthespecificcontextofthe
job.
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CristoSamualRequestBio
257Views

THEREISFEWOFTHEANSWERFORTHISQUESTION
1)AsafresherIdon'thaveaexperiencebutifyouhireme,IassureyouthatI
willneverletyoudownandaswellyourcompany.Iamdedicatedtowardsmy
work,Icompletemyworkwithingiventimeofperiod.Ineedaplatform
whereIcanprovemyself.Sirpleasegivemeonechance.
2)Everycompanyneedssuchaemploywhohaveloyal,honest&passionate
natureabouthisworkandIhaveallthesequalities.Andonethingthatmust
bementionedherethatIamhighlyflexibleregardingworkingatmosphere
also.SoIwilldefinitelycansaythatIyouhiremethenyouwillneverfeel
repetitive.
Iwillworkunderpressure.I'mflexibleandagoodteamplayerwithmy
knowledgeIcandosomethingbesttothecompany.AlsoIalwaystake
feedbackveryseriouslywhichhelpsmetoimproveandseemyfaultswhichifI
avoidinfuturewillcertainlyhelpmetogrowandsucceedinlifeandliveand
workwithprideanddignity.
3)AsfresherIdon'thaveanypracticalexperiencebutIhavetheoretical
knowledge.Idomyworkwithfullofdedicationandsincerity.Icantake
initiativewhenneeded,afastlearnerandflexible.IamhardworkingandIcan
finishtheworkgiventomyontime.Ifyougivemethisopportunity,Iassure
mydedication,loveandefforttomywork.
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PiyushShrivastava,AppDeveloper
689Views

Somesnarkyanswers:
1.Youdon'tknowhowtomakeahiringdecision?Icanhelpyouwiththatfor
myusualconsultingrate.Whatotherpartsofyourjobdoyouwantmeto
performwhileI'mhere?

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2.Greatquestion!Icouldn'thonestlysaythatyoushouldhireme.Theremight
besomeonebettersuitedtothejobafterall,youwillmeetorhavealready
mettheothercandidatesforthejob,andIhaven'tmetthem.I'mconfident
thatifyouandIaremeanttoworktogether,bothofuswillknowit.
3.Ican'tansweryourquestioninwordsbutIcanansweritinmy
performance.
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KandarpJoshiRequestBio
90.2kViews

Inaninterviewforasalesjoboneofmyfriendswasaskedsuchaquestion.
Hisgradesandachievementswereexcellentandafterhalfanhourof
discussionhewasasked"ButwhyshouldIhireyou"bytheinterviewer.
Hereplied"Sirbecauseyouwouldnotliketoseeyourcompetitorshavinga
committed,sincere,honestandcapableemployee".
Hisinterviewerjustsmiledathim.Hewasrecruited.
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RaghavNyati,Observer
2.6kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Sir,therearethreereasonswhyyoushouldtakeme.
a)Imeetalltherequirededucationalqualifications.
b)Mypotential:
BypotentialImean:
Myacquirededucationcoupledwithmyinherentqualityofhonesty,sincerity
andcommitmentismypotential.
Thevaluesthatmyparentshavetaughtme.
Astrongbeliefinmyownconvictionsismypotential.
c)Mystrengths.
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DrewNicholRequestBio
215Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatwouldyoureplyto"WhyshouldIhireyou?"?

'BecauseIhavetheskillsandexperiencethatyou'vesaidyou'relookingfor.
Obviously,I'mtalkingtoafewdifferentpeopleandlookingatvariousoptions
rightnow.Soletmeaskyousomething:whyshouldIworkforyouinsteadof
someoneelse?'
(Thismakesthemworkhardtosellthecompanytoyouasanexcellent
employerandalsodemonstratesthatyouareconfident.)
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PrashantKumarChughRequestBio
137Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whyshouldwehireyou?

Thisquestionisanopportunitytolistallofyourqualificationsandexperience
thatrelatestothepositionyou'rebeinghiredfor.
Itisnotatallatrickyquestion
TOHELPYOUBRINGYOURCOMPANYATAHIGHERLEVELFROM
WHATITISNOW...

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Andthenextquestionwoulddefinitelybe...
Howwouldyoudothis?
Nowtellthemyourskillsandyourpositivesidesthatyouhave...
Trytoexpresstheminabitdifferentandanattractivewaythatshouldsound
goodandcreateanimpactontherecruiters...
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KimHuynh,www.kimmology.com
800Views
OriginallyAnswered:HowshouldIanswer"Whyshouldwehireyouoverothers?"without
soundinglikeIamboasting?

"Youcanhireanyonewhohastherightskillsandrelevantexperiencetodothe
job,sure.ButIwouldimaginethatyou'dprefertohavesomeonewhowould
dothejobwell,someonewhowouldgooutoftheirwaytodeliver,someone
whocares,someoneyoucantrust.That'swhyIbelieveI'myourbest
candidate."

It'salltrue,inmycase,asI'macrazyworkaholic.
Also,havingrhythminyouranswermakesitsoundpoeticandpassionate,
whichIlike.
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ManjitSingh,havebeenonbothsidesofinterviews.
104Views

Thisisrubbish.Ireadsomanyanswershereandmostoftheanswersare
tryingtodepictthatanarrogantandegoisticanswersarebestwaytoogoorin
otherwordsbeingsmarttypeguysgetsthejob.Idon'tbelieveinterviewersdo
likethesekindofattitudesSomeonewhotrytobesmartgetsgrilledsobad
firstofallandifnotinterviewerwouldneverallowsomeonetooutclassthemin
theconversationbydoingthisHollywoodstyledialoguebasedconversation.
SomostoftheseanswersherearejusttheorynothingpracticalandIdoubtof
someonewouldactuallyhaveanswereditthosewaysandgotajob.
Whenaskedwhywemusthireyou.Thesimpleandbestwayistoalignyour
experiencewithwhatcompanyislookingforandhowyourskillscanhelp
themtoachievewhattheirgoalsare.That'sit.
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AlokMaurya,ChemicalEngineer
383Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

Ithinkifanintervieweraskthisquestionitislike,heisgivinganopportunity
toyou.Justtellhimwhatyouhaveaccomplishedinthepastandhowyouwill
helptheminthefuture.Trytorelateyouraccomplishmentstotheprofilethey
haveofferedyou.Butdon'ttrytobluffhim.
Thisisthekeytofearlessinterviewingknowingyourstrengths,beingableto
provideconcreteexamplesofthosestrengthstherebybuildingthelasting
confidencetopresentyourselfandyourskillsinthebestpossibleway.
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Anonymous
165Views

Well,Iappearedforaninterviewforaresearchpostinagovernment

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institution.Beforethat,alongwithmymastersIhadworkedonample
researchprojects,butIdidn'thaveanyworkexperienceapartfromthat...So,
thefollowingconversationhappened:
Dr.X:So,whyshouldIhireyou?Youdon'thaveanyresearchwork
experience.Haisiyattumharichaprasikinahihai,khwabtumprimeminister
bannekedekhraheho?(Youarenoteveneligibleforaclerk'sjobandyou
dreamtobecomeaprimeminister?)
Myself(withoutshowingagitation,inanextremelycontrolledtone):Sir,there
havebeenprimeministerswhowereteavendorstostartwith...Itrequiresthe
rightpeopletosupportsuchgreatminds.IhopeIhavereachedtheright
place,therightpeople,attherighttime.
OtherDrsinthepanelgaveahiddensmile...Dr.Xuncomfortablyshiftedinhis
chair.Ikeptansweringtheirquestionsinthemostcomposedmanner.I
realizedwhatIhaddonewhenIcameout.Insuchinstitutes,esp.govt.ones,
wearenotsupposedtoretortback.AsIreachedhomeIannounced,Iamnot
gettingthejob.
8dayslater,Ihadtheappointmentletterinmyhand.
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RakshitaNagayach,CivilEngineer.ContentWriteratWittyFeed.
17.8kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

"Becauseregretisoneoftheworstfeelingsintheworld,andIdon'twantyou
tofeelitlaterforrejectingme."
Simple!
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Anonymous
211Views

Campusplacement:
IwastheOnlyEcestudentinInterviewfortechnicalanalystjobamongitand
cse
round3(HRRound).
I:whyshouldIhireyou?
Me:SirIwillanswerindifferentdomains.
First,forthispostyouexpecttwoqualitiesfrommegoodtechnicaland
analyticalskillswhichIhaveasshownbymyaptituderesultsandtechnical
rounds.Otheris,youexpectcandidatemusthavegoodworkethics.AsIhave
workedincollegetechnicalfestival'scommitteeforlast3yearsatvariouspost,
IcansayIhavethatwhatyouarelookingforgoodteamplayer,honesty,
trustworthiness.
Secondly,yourcompanyhasahistoryofrecruitingatleastoneecestudentper
year,asmy3seniorsgotppolastyear.So byhiringmeyoucankeepthishope
aliveformyjuniors.
HRsmiled.
PS:gotselectedbecauseofoverallprofilenotonlybythisanswer.
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Anonymous
1.4kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Thisquestiongenerallycomesupattheendofaninterview,andbythattime

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theinterviewerwouldhaveaskedyouthebasicquestionsaboutdescribing
yourself,tellinghimaboutyourstrengthsorweaknesses,etc.
So,toanswerthisquestion,summarizeandreiteratethepointsinyour
wholeinterview,whichyouwanttheinterviewtorememberthemost.
Thiswouldhelprecapyourwholeinterviewinfrontoftheinterviewerand
wouldmakehimconcentrateonthingswhichyouwanttohighlight.
Also,tryaligningyourfuturegoalsandthevision/objectives/job
profileofthecompanyattheendoftheanswertoclearlyindicatethe
interviewerthatyouareinterestedinthecompanythatyouhaveresearched
wellandthatyouaretheperfectfit.
Allthebest..!!
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SumitArora,Authorofwww.hiringlibrary.com
260Views

Itsansweralldepends(notlimitedto)e.g.howwellyoureadthegivenjob
description,howwellyouresearchedaboutthisjob,whatisyourbackground
fortherequiredskills,Howgoodyouareinyourcommunicationskills,How
goodyouunderstoodyourself,howgoodyouaretopresentyourpositiveand
relevantskillstothisinterviewer,howgoodyouarewithyourcommunication
skills.
Hereisoneoftheanswerofthisquestion:
WhyShouldIHireYou

Butitusedtobeaskinotherwaysaswelle.g.whatareyourstrengths?,Here
istheonlineforsuchansweraswell.
WhatAreYourStrengths?
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PulkitVerma,Creatingmyselfwithinme.
4.4kViews

OnceoccurredinMNNIT,Allahabad.aguyofmechanicalbranchhadentered
theinterviewofTATA.Atlasttheyaskedtheguythat"howcanwetrustyou
thatyouwillbeloyaltoourcompany?"andtheguyreplied,"sirmeneapka
namakkhayahsir(TATASALT)."andhegothired.
Edit1:"Meneapkanamakkhayahsir"isahindiproverbformaking
someonerealisethatyouarealwaysloyaltothem.
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DhavalRanavasiya,Theonefromtheaudience(thinking)
327Views

Iwouldgolikethisaftergivingmyself2secondoffakethinkingpositionwith
veryinnocentfaceIcanmake,
"Becauseyouyouarehiringwithlittlepauseandfacialexpressionlike
youareunderstandingyourselfIguess"

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PS:Notagreatonethatwillscoreyouthatjobbutatleastyoucanbefunny.
Andtrythisonyourownriskbecauseitcanbegohorriblelikewithmyself,I
pooledthisexactlyasIdescribedbutjustcarriedawaylittleattheendIdon't
knowitwasmyoverconfidenceorwhatIlaughedafteranswering(dumbthing
todo).Iwouldsaytheywereimpressedbutmythatsillylaughmadethem
idiot(atleastIthinkthattheywouldhavethoughtthat),AndIcansaythat
becausebeforeaskingthatquestionIwassurethatthatjobwasminebutat
theendoftheinterviewtheydid'tevenbothertotellmewhydidn'tIgotthe
job.SoIguessthatwasit.
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TanmoyKarRequestBio
1.8kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whatshouldonesayinaninterviewwhentheyask"Whyshouldwe
hireyou"?

Chooseyourone,accordingtoyourways!
1)Startretaliatingwithanotherquestion.Ask"Whydoyounormallyhirea
taxifor?UnlessyouareanAutomobileengineer,youwouldhireittoreach
yourdestination!Right?Iamgladthatthebasicprinciplesoftheworld
remainsthesameeventoday!Todayifyouhireme,insteadofyou,your
companywillreachitsdestination.Choiceisyours.Ataxistillhasareverse
gear!IfIamout,Iamgone":p
2)"That'swhatyouarepaidfor.Tohireotherpeopleandlatertofirethem.
SoIdon'tseeanyreasonforwhichyoushouldstopdisplayingyourlone
talent"
3)"Inormallydonotliketoboastaboutmyself.Butifyouinsist,letmestart
withyourbankingcredentials":p
4)"Atthismomentyoumightseemeintroducingasinglelifeinfrontofthe
panel.Whatyoudon'tseeisthenumberoflivesIconcludedupon,inthe
sameamountoftime,backinthepast")
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DixitaSharma,8yrsofexperienceintoRecruitment,headhunting,
mapping,entrepreneurship
516Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatcouldbeananswertothequestionfromarenouncedcompany
recruiter"whyshouldwehireyou"?

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Shashi,toanswerthisquestionIwouldbkyoutointrospectyourselffirst,
whetheryoureallywantedtobehiredbythatcompanyoryoujustwantedto
landtherebecauseyourfriendhasgotajobtherewithahandsomesalary.If
youarereallyinterestedtoworkforthemthenfirstknowthecompanyinside
out.Readwellabouttheirmissionandvisionstatementandthenalignyour
careergoalswiththeirorganisationalgoals.
Secondly,readtheJobdescriptionwell.Doyoureallyfitintothejob?
Understandwhataretheskillsrequiredtobeaperformer.Doyouhavethem
inyou?Onceyoujotdowntheskillrequirementsandmatchthemwithyour
skillsyouwillhavetheanswer.Youmightsaythatyouhavecarefullygone
throughtheJDandfoundthatx,y,zaretheskillsrequiredtodothejob.Then
explainedthemhow(duringyouracademicsorwithacrashcourse)youhave
developedtheseskillsandnowyouarereadytobeonthejob.Youcanalso
focusonthesoftskillshere.

Iwouldfollowtheserules.Ifsomeonehasadifferentapproachthatcanalso
beright.
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AdaaAdhaulyaRequestBio
218Views

Therearetwowaystoansweranyquestion.
1.Tellhimthatyouwillworkreallyhardwithmorededicationthananyone
elsealongwithsomeotherqualitieslikebeingpunctual,honest,responsible,
etc.Anaverageinterviewertakesabout10interviewsadayand9outof10
timeshegetsthisresponse.Answerthiswayandyouwillgetareplywewill
getbacktoyouandweallknowwhatthatmeans.
2.Youhavedoneyourresearchaboutthejobresponsibilities,thekindof
candidatetheyarelookingforandmostimportantlyyouknowwhatthe
companysplansareforthefuture.Ananswerwhichincorporatesallthese
aspectswillnotonlygiveyouanedgeoverothersbutwillalsogivethemthe
impressionthatyouareactuallyinterestedinworkingwiththemandnotjust
becauseyouwantajob.
YoucanreadmoreaboutitatTheCareerMuseBlog
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ArunPujari,It'salwayshowyouspeakthanwhatyouknow.
324Views

Iamacomputersciencegraduate.Itwasacampusdrive[1]inourcollege.
Questionaskedtomewas
TellmethreethingswhyIshouldhireyou.
Myanswers:
1.Iambetterprogrammerthanmostoftheguyswaitingoutside.(Verylame,
lol)
2.OnceIstartsomething,Idon'tgetsleeptillIfinish.
Heimmediatelyinterruptedandsaid
"Everybodysaysthis"
Me:Ihaveproofs(notbad)
He:Tellmethethirdone.
Isaid...
Ineedyouandyouneedme.
Hired)

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Edit:Forgottoaddlookup.
[1]:CampusDriveiswhencompaniescomeovertoCollegeCampusand
interviewstudentstoappointthenoncetheyfinishtheirgraduation.
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Anonymous
454Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

Hereiswhatwouldbemyanswer.
Ibelieveinmakinginformedandunbiasedrecommendationsbasedonfacts.
That'sjustmyprofession.Asofrightnow,Icannotansweryourquestion
becauseIdonothaveenoughdataonothercandidates,andIalsocan'tsay
thatIknowpreciselywhatkindofpersonwouldworkbestforyour
organization.Iamwillingtoacknowledgetherealityofit.
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KartikMuraliRequestBio
245Views

Ihonestlybelievethatthethoughtprocessbehindananswer,beitawitty
one/Intellectualone/Textbookiamthebestateverythingoneoragenuine
honestonedependsonthemodeoftheinterview,Thevibeoftheworkculture
inthecompanyyouareattendingtheinterviewandmostimportantlythe
mindsetoftheguytakingtheinterview.
Soitsimperativethatoneconsidersthesefactorsbeforeanswering.
Awittyanswerwouldrevolvearoundaddressingthepitfallsintheorganization
byusingyoursuperzanyskills.
AnIntellectualonewouldrevolvearoundhowyoubringtruevaluetotherole
youarebeinghiredforandtotheorganizationsoverallgrowthandsuccess.
AtextbookAnswerwouldrevolvearoundhowyourskillsettotallymatchesthe
requirementsandhowdedicatedyouaretowalktheextramilewiththe
organization.
Ahonestonewouldrevolvearoundcitinghonestrealexperienceswhichwere
actuallyrelevanttotheroleinhandandhowyoufaredactuallyby
implementingthem.
Remember:Usethesemodesofansweringonceyouhavesortedoutthe
Interviewer'sMindsetandvoilauhaveyourJob!!!
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MukeshKumarRequestBio
483Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatistheanswer?IfHRaskswhyshouldwehireyou?

Thebestwaytoframeananswertothisquestionistoprepareinadvance.
Lookatthejobdescriptionandskillsetrequiretoaccomplishajob.Matchskill
setwiththerequirementandyoucouldcomeupwithawinninganswer.And
pleasenote,Imeanskillsandnoteducationalqualification.
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JehanKothariRequestBio
298Views

OKhereismytake.
Myfriendwasdiscussingwithmeregardingp.I.'sfinalroundofmicrosoft.

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Andaskedmethesamequestiontoanswer.
ThisiswhatIsuggest:
1. Showthemthisisthecompanythatyouarewaitingforsolong.Nowno
matterwhatstoryyoutelltheyarenotgoingtocrosscheckjustyouneed
tobeconvincingandbesureofnotleavingloopholes.Don'tdiscusshow
fascinatingtheirproductsare.Insteaddiscusstheirachievementswhich
showsthatyouarereallyinterestedinwhatcompanyisuptobecauseyou
aregoingtojointhemfortheirdevelopmentandnotenjoyingtheir
products.
2. Highlightyourskills.Nowdedication,hardworketcareascommonas
mentioningengineeringasqualifcation.Noonewillbelieveuntilyoumake
thembuywhatyouaresaying.Sharewiththemyourexperiencesandhow
youdevelopednewskillsduringjobwhichweren'ttherebefore.Do
mention"skillsacquiredduringjob".Alsodon'ttrytoportrayyourselfthe
bestjustprovethatyouareamongthebest.Forfresher,don'tfallforthe
thingslimeyouvolunteeredaneventorsomethinglikethat.Youneedto
besurethatduringyourcollegeyearyouhavedoneremarkablethingsand
achievements,Ifuarenotgoodinthefieldyouchose
3. Dontdroolforthecompany.Showthatyouhavegotsomeattitudetobuy
andthatyouarenot"takenforgranted"employee.Questionthemabout
theirvariousdecisionsindifferentfield.Askwhysandwhatsaboutthe
companies.Againtheyshouldbelogicalorifyouarequestioning
company'sdrcisionthenletitbesupportedbysomeproof.
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JithinJoseph,Alearnerwithgrowingwisdom
647Views
OriginallyAnswered:Interviewquestion"whyweshouldhireyou?HowdoIresponsefor
it?

Everyoneisnervousininterviews.Ifyousimplyallowyourselftofeelnervous,
you'lldomuchbetter.Rememberalsothatit'sdifficultfortheintervieweras
well.Don'ttrytomemorizeanswerswordforword.
AsimpleTricktobeatnervousnessisthat,assumetheinterviewerasyour
closestfriendwithwhomyouarehavingainterestingcasualchat.
WhyshouldIhireyou?
TRAPS:Believeitornot,thisisakillerquestionbecausesomanycandidates
areunpreparedforit.Ifyoustammer,you'veblownit.
BESTANSWER:Bynowyoucanseehowcriticalitistoapplytheoverall
strategyofuncoveringtheemployer'sneedsbeforeyouanswerquestions.
Knowingtheemployer'sgreatestneedsanddesireswillgiveyouabiglegup
overothercandidatesbecauseyouwillgivehimbetterreasonsforhiringyou
thananyoneelse.
Whetheryourinterviewerasksyouthisquestionexplicitlyornot,thisisthe
mostimportantquestionofyourinterviewbecausehemustanswerthis
questionfavorablyinhisownmindbeforeyouwillbehired.Sohelphimout!
Walkthrougheachoftheposition'srequirementsasyouunderstandthem,
andfolloweachwithareasonwhyyoumeetthatrequirementsowell.
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Anonymous
2.1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Interviewer:Whyshouldwehireyou?
Candidate:Tosaveyourtime.Youcanfinishoffwiththeotherinterviews
quicklyandtakethenextflightback.
Mightworkifyouareoneofthefirstfewcandidatesandthecompanyhasit's
officeinacityalittlefarawayfromtheplaceofinterview.

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AnirudhAnupama,24,PhDResearchScholar,IITIndore.
350Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Sothatyoudon'thavetoaskthesamequestiontomeagain.
Peace!
ThanksNirajAgarwal.
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KaveeshKanwal,seeker,traveller,androiddeveloper,blogger,writer,
debater
44Views

ThesamequestionwasonceaskedtoanexIndianarmyofficer,andhe
basicallybelievedthat"actionsspeaklouderthanwords",sohepulledouthis
9mmpistolandpointeditbetweentheinterviewer'seyes.Inthatsacred
moment,thepapersgotsigned.
Note:Pleasedon'ttrythisanywhere.Onceasoldier,alwaysasoldier.
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VikashGupta,Banker,bikerandtryingtobeaphilosopher
878Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatshouldonesayinaninterviewwhentheyask"Whyshouldwe
hireyou"?

Thisisyourchancetodifferentiatefromothers..
Whileyoushouldhighlightyourskillset...youshouldsayyoubringpassionto
thetable...yourenthusiasmisinfectious...yourenergylevelsdriveothers...
Assumingtheydo,ofcourse)
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SiddArthan,ENTREPRENEUR
334Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

ifyouwouldaskme,youdonottrytoimpresstheinterviewer,becausethatis
impostures,soonerorlaterheisgoingtofindthatyouarenotaproper
candidate,andmoreoveralotofinterviewerhaveexperiencedthissotheywill
seeyouthroughifyoutrytoimpressthem,buthereisagenuinesuggestion,
beyourself,speakfranklyandshowyourrealpassiontowardsthejob
youareapplying.Tobehonestthatquestionisnottochoosethebestanswer
buttochoosethebestemployee.
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AchintyaGupta,Curious,justthat
268Views

ThisisafictionalsituationIcreated:
Interviewforateachingjobatapremiereschool.
(Afteralotofquestioning)
Interviewer:Alright,we'rerunningoutoftimenow.Onefinalquestion.Outof
thedozensoutside,whyshouldwehireyou?

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Interviewee:Sir,whatmakesagoodworker,great?Whatmakespeoplebreak
theirbacksforsurpassingallexpectations?
Afinecombinationofpassionandmoney.
Passionbecauseyou'ddothethingwithoutanyfinancialincentive.You'ddoit
becauseyoulovedoingit.
Moneybecauseyouneedtopaythosebills.Andyoumightdosomeworkyou
don'tcareaboutjustforthemoney.
Youcombinethetwo.
You'redoingwhatyoulovetomakemoney.
Teachingismypassionandyouaregoingtopaymetodoit.
Doesitgetbetterforthebothofus?
So,wouldyouguyshirethisguy?
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AnkurSrivastavaRequestBio
630Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatistheperfectanswerto"Whyshouldthiscompanyhireyou?"

havereadabook"howtowinfriendsandinfluencepeople"byDaleCarnigein
whichtheauthorsaysthatifeveryouwanttoconvincesomeonethenalways
talktothatinterlocutorintermsofhisownbenifits.
Soduringaninterviewanswertosuchaquestionshouldbe"whatever
technicalskillsarerequiredbyyourcompanyIhaveallofthemandI
challengethatyouwon'tfindabetterequippedpersonthanme.Soforbetter
functioningandenhancingreputationofyourcompanyIamthedesired
person.
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SenthilkumarBala,Entrepreneurat3joins.com,HiringStartup
787Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestwaytorespondwhentheinterviewerasksyou"why
shouldwehireyou?"

Tellthemaboutwhattheywillbemissingiftheydonthireyou...
Forexample,ifIaminterviewingforaDataAnalystjob,Iwillaskthema
questionon"Whatistheprobabilitythattheywillselectme?"Andiftheysay
"Theydontknow",youcantellthem"That'swhyyouneedaDataAnalystto
helpyouwithsuchanswers"
Forexample,ifyouareinterviewingforaDatabaseengineerjob,askthem
"Howmanytimesdidtheirdatabasegodown"andbyhavingyouitwouldnt
havebeensomuch...
Justprovethemverbally/witthatbynothavingyou,thelosstheyareaboutto
have.
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DeepakWani,ElectronicsEngineer
222Views

Thisisaincidencewithafresherhavinglowcgpa.Readsomewhereonquora.
I:webelievethatcandidateswhoperformlowintheiracademicaremore
likelytoperformsameintheirprofessionallife.Sowhyshouldwehireyou
Stu:sir,whatyouaresayingisahypothesiscompletelybasedonbeliefand
hasnoobservation.SoifyouhiremeIcanserveasadatapointtotestyour
theory..
(Hired)..

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YaduNandan,Iknowsomethingaboutsomethings!!
213Views

Idontknowhowhowrelevantthisansweristoyourquestionbutthis
conversationhasremaindinmyheadforalongtime.
Heardaboutthisscenariofromsomeone,notsureaboutthelegitimacy
though..
HRround
Interviewer:whatwouldyousay,ifisaidyourmotherwasaprostitue?
Iwouldsaythatmyfatherwastheonlycustomer!
Hired!!
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AshishKumar,Operatingatmacrolevel.
179Views
OriginallyAnswered:HowdoIanswertothequestion"whyshouldwehireyou"?

Mostofthetimes,cockyanswerslike"Whyshouldn'tyou!"don'twork.Ithink
it'sgoodifyoubreakthisdownandexplaineachparttothethepersonasking
youthisquestion.Thecompany/teamisexpandingandneedsaresourcewho
isskilled,smartworkingandwillcreatevalue.Explainhowyouqualifyfor
eachofthese.
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KarthikKuthpadi,Happy,Lazy,Crazy!^&^%$^_^!
7.9kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

HiremenotthinkingIamthebest.
HiremebecauseIwanttokeeplearningwithdedication!
NotattendedanyinterviewbutIfeelthisisreasonable.
PleasecorrectmeifIamwrong.
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TobyWorth,NaturalPhilosopher
703Views

Leaninandsayinaflatvoicewithintensefocus"BecauseIwillkillyour
entirefamilyifyoudon't."*
*Obviously,havingdoneyourhomework,you'dbedroppinginthenamesof
theirwifeandchildrenatthispoint.
Thenleanbackandsmile,saying"haha!Lookatyourface!I'mjust
kidding"...
...Beforedroppingthesmileandsayingflatly"Theywouldlive".(nod
slowlywithouttakingyoureyesofftheinterviewer.)
Onewayoranother,you'llhaveanewvocationforawhile.
[update:it'sbeenpointedoutthatsomeemployersmaynotliketheirfamilies
andthisapproachcouldactuallybackfire,butthechancesarequitesmalland
insuchscenariosyoucouldalwayscounterofferthatyou'ddoitforovertime,
bywhichpointyou'dhavebeenpaidandcanhireaprofessionaltotakecareof

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theheavylifting]
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ManojSagar,DigitalMarketingSpecialist,MartialArtistandBiggest
HollywoodFan.
333Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

TelltheIntervieweronlyonelinelikeIsaidinmanyofmyinterviewsandit
works.
*Ifyouwillnotthenyourcompetitorwill.
BonusAnswer:WhyNot?(sometimeworks)
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SandhyaRaoRequestBio
195Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

Myexperiencesaysthisisanawesomequestionandyouhavetohitthenail
here!
Donotmakeittooaggressiveorboastful.Thatisnotwhatisaskedfor.
Insteadbesimpleandcrisp.
Startwithwhatskillsyouexcelat,followitupwithyourpassionandinterests.
Nowspeakabouttheneedorgapthatyoucanfillwithyourskillsand
experienceonceyoujointhisrole.Talkabouttheincrementalvalueyouaddto
theteamandorganisationasawhole.Finally,giveyourinputsonhowyoucan
scaleupthetaskdeliverable'soveraperiodoftime.
Inthismanner,yousellyourselfaptlytotheroleandthecompany.
Bestluck!
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MuthuswamiSriram,FormerExceutiveDirectorofaPSU
189Views

Youhavetofirstanalyseyourstrengthsvisavistherequirementsonthejob.
Thenitisjustthequestionofmatchingthosewiththespecificrequirements
andtellingitlogicallytotheinterviewer.
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AkashJain,B.tech(IT),MAIT
551Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatarethebestanswerstothequestionwhyshouldwehireyou?

Thisisyourchancetowowthemwithyourhighlightreel.Youranswershould
summarizethetopthreeorfourbestreasonstohireyou.Itsbettertohave
threeorfourstrongreasonswithmemorabledescriptionsand/orexamples
thantorattleoffalaundrylistoftwelvestrengthswithoutcontext.
Thisisanopportunitytoreiterateyourmostimpressivestrengthsand/or
describeyourmostmemorablesellingpoints,tailoredtoalignwiththetop
requirementsinthejobdescription.Your34bulletpointscouldincludea
combinationofthefollowing:
Industryexperience
Experienceinperformingcertaintasksorduties

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Technicalskills
Softskills
Keyaccomplishments
Awards/accolades
Education/training
Accomplishmentsandsuccessstoriesarealwaysgoodbets,especiallyifyoucan
describehowakeyaccomplishment(asuccessfulmarketingcampaign,for
example)demonstratesadesiredcompetency(creativity,resultsorientation).
Oneapproachistomentionanyuniquecombinationofskills(s)and
experiencethatyoupossess.Forexample,manycandidatesmayhavestrong
programmingskills,butwhatifyoucombinethosewithteamleadership
experiencethatothersdonthave?Soundslikeagreatrecipeforasenior
programmer.Explainwhyinyouranswer.
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ErikOlsonRequestBio
1.3kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Bepreparedwithanunderstandingofwhattypeofproblemsyou'relikelyto
encounteratthecompany,andexplainwhyyourskillsetputsyouinagood
positiontosolvethem.
Anythingnonstraightforwardorgimmickymayworkwiththerightperson,
butusuallyitwillbeprettytransparentandmaycomeoffasunprofessional.
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RaviKumarMeduriRequestBio
131Views

IusedtobeintriguedbythisquestionuntilIfoundareasonablewaytoanswer
this.Ifsomeoneaskedmethisquestion,Iwouldflipaquestionbacktothe
poserasking'whydoyouwanttohireanyoneforthisposition'.Oftenthis
stumpstheposerwhothengoesintogeneralitiesandIwouldgrilltheposerto
specifytheexactskills,talents,knowledgeandattitudethatheorsheislooking
for.
Whenyoudothismuch,therestofthediscussionwhereonetriestoposition
asamatchforthoseexactrequirementsbecomeseasier
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SwateekJena,theotheridiot
852Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Saywithabroadsmile,sothatyoucansavesometimeandhavethe
restofthedaytoyourself.
Ifyouarethelastpersontobeinterviewed,sothatyoudon'tdisturbyour
sleepthinkingaboutwhomtoselectfromtheinterview.

Makeapersonsmile,they'llrememberalways.
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MadhusudanMalve,NothingisimpossibleevenImpossiblesaysIM
Possible!!!
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Alwaysremember,answertosuchquestionsmustbesomewhatdifferentfrom
othersanddontmugupanswers.Ittotallydependsonyourskillsandsenseof
humour.
Inmycase,myanswerwas...
"IknowotherscanalsodothisjobwellbutapartfrommytechnicalskillsI
havesomeotherskillslikepresentation,eventmanagement,leadershipetc
(youcanmentionyours)thatIcanutiliseinwellmanner.SoIthinkI'mthe
bestcandidateforthisjob."
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AnishaParikhMehtaRequestBio
5.2kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

afriendofminewasaskedwhyshouldwehireyou?
sheanswered..
icangiveyou10goodreasonstohireme..butiwon't..
icanalsogiveyou10reasonsnottohireme..butiwon't..
insteadletdestinytakeitsowncourseandletmewritedownthe10reasonsu
shouldhiremeandthe10reasonsushouldn'thiremeandsealitinan
envelope..andin3monthsletslookatittogetherandseewhethertheywere
therightreasons!
Dowehaveadeal?:)
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YogeethaVelani,Insearchofme
266Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatarethebestanswerstothequestionwhyshouldwehireyou?

Iwouldsaythisistheonlyquestionwhichgivesyouopportunitytomakethem
know"WhatexactlyYouare?"and"HowitwouldbenefitthemtohireYou?"
Toanswerthisquestion,YoushouldfirstKnowyourcompetencies,thatmaybe
intermsoftechnical,interpersonal,competitiveness,interestsandCorporate
Experiences.
Iwouldsayanswerthisquestionto"expressyourselfnotimpressthem"
ForinstanceWhenIwasaskedforthesamequestionwheniwasbeenhired
forSoftwareEngineerDesignation,Iansweredas"Ihavecapabilitytolearn
thingsandgraspitwiththeflow,thoughmytechnicalcompetenciesneedtobe
polishedtoyourcompanystandards,mywillingnesstolearnthingswhich
fetchyourcompany,abetterresults,Ievenhavecapabilitytobeagoodteam
player,asinourcollegetimesweusedtodoprojects,organizefestsasateam.
BePositiveandtellthemwhatyouare?Don'tmakethemfeelthat"Youneed
them"insteadmakethemfeelthat"TheyneedsYou".
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Anonymous
475Views

HithishappenedtomeduringmyHSBCcampusinterviewatNITK.
Interviewer:WhyshouldIhireyou?
Me:Whyareyouhere?Afterafewsecondspause..becauseIthinkevenyou
believethatEngineersaresoundanalyticallyandthinklogically,soEngineers
canbeexcellentbusinessanalysts.SomyanswerliesinyourbeliefonlythatI
canbeagoodanalyst.
Gotthejob:P
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PrashantBhattacharya,SalesandLeadershipRecruiteratIGATE
321Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatarethebestanswerstothequestionwhyshouldwehireyou?

Whenanintervieweraskyou"whyshouldwehireyou?".Itlookslikeasimple
&shortquestionbutithasmanyhiddenquestionswithinit.Hiddenquestions
arebelow:
1.Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?Tellmeinyourwords.
2.Whatisyourunderstandingaboutthisjob&whydothinkthisroleis
importantforus?
3.Whydoyouthinkyoufitthisjob?&Whatwillbeyourstrategytomakethis
rolesucessfulhere.

Ifacandidategivesbrief&relevantanswersagainstalltheabovehidden
questions,thenhecanthinkofpositiveoutcomefromtheinterview.
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SouravMansinghRequestBio
340Views

ThishappenedtoafriendofmineduringhisinterviewroundforIBM.
Interviewerwhyshouldwehireyou?
FriendTillyesterdaynight,Iwasnoteveneligiblefortoday'scampusdrive.
Withallvalidresults,Iwasallowedforthefirstround.Outof210candidates,
47wereselectedandIwasoneofthem.In thenextround32candidateswere
selectedandIwasoneofthem.Forthefinalinterviewround28candidates
wereshortlisted.SohereIam....
Hegotselectedandstillworkingforibm.
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ChetanyaRajputRequestBio
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Duringmycampusselection,thusquestioncame
MeDuringyourppt,youshowedusgraphwherecompanywas,where
companyis,wherecompanywantstobe(upwardtrendline)
Inasameway,IfyouseewhereIwasingraduation,whereIamin
postgraduationandwhereIwanttobe....webothcanhavemutuallybeneficial
relationduetosamestory.
ResultSelected
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VivekPatil,StopbeingaWhiner,ExitlikeaBoss...
1.4kViews

Readsomewhere,
AguywentforaninterviewinabigITcompanyforthepositionof'Computer
HackingInvestigator'.
TheHRaskedhim,"so,whatmakesyousuitableforthisjob"?
"Well",hereplied,"Ihackedyoursystemandinvitedmyselftothisinterview"...
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ManMohanGuptaRequestBio
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Thisisacommonquestionaskedbytheinterviewerswhileshortlistingthe

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candidatesforMiddlelevelmanagement.Aspirantsareallowedtoexplainin
ordertoobserveskill&overallcompetenceheispossessing.
Sincethequestionisopenone&todayeveryaspirantisawareaboutit.So,it
requiressomehomeworktobedone.Tomymindaspirantsshouldtakeinto
consideration,
(1)Jobrequirements,heisgoingtoacceptifoffered
(2)Qualities,heispossessing
Ifthesearematchinghemustattendtheinterviewandexplain.Assurethem
all,hereisrightmanfortherightjob.
Hopefullyonewillbesuccessful.Thisismybelief.
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AshishJadhavRequestBio
337Views

WhenIwasfresher,samequestionaskedtomeandI've4answerinmymind
whichIcopiedfromIndiabixsite,butseriouslyIdon'tknowwhyIdon'twant
togivetheseanswerandthenIreplied.....
Interviewer:WhyshouldIhireyou?
Me:20\25secpause&thenIsaid,"thereisnoreasontohireme"
Interviewer:withcrazylookatme.
Me:Yes,thereisnoreasontohireme,becauseIdon'tknowtheabilityofother
candidate,anditwillnotlookgoodtosaythatI'mbestamongallcandidate
withoutknowingthem.thereisaverybeautifulquotefrommymentorSwami
Vivekananda,"youarethecreatorofyourdestiny",soifyougivemechanceto
workwithyourorganization,Iwillwritemydestinybymyown.Icancommit
onmycaliberandconfidentaboutmypotential.
thisistheonlyanswerpullmeinthecorporateculture.
Don'tbefake,beasitis.youcannotsaythatyou'reexpertinparticularthing,
alwayssayI'mstudentandwillingtolearn,keeppositiveattitude.
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RodrigoEstradaGilRequestBio
585Views

Thebestansweristorunawayasfastasyoucan!
WhyshouldIhireyou?Thatquestionisclichdandsuchaputoff,and
thereforeagreatindicatorofwhereyouaregettinginto.
1. Aretheyaskingbecausetheyhonestlydon'tknow?Ifthatisthecase,it
meanstheyarecluelesspeoplethatareunconsciouslylookingfor
bullshitters.Theyfeelsafearoundthem.Rununlessyouknowyouwould
thriveinsuchanenvironmentandyouseethisasanopportunitytohone
yourcharlatanry.
2. Aretheyaskingeventhoughtheyknowyourstrengths?Ifso,eitherthey
loveaskilledbullshitter(seepoint1)ortheyaredullandunimaginative
peoplewhowanttobesurroundedbyobsequiouspuppets.Rununlessyou
knowyouwouldnotmindtoflatlineinsuchanenvironment.
Thetragedyismostinterviewerswillaskyouthisquestion.Themoralofthe
story?Ifyouworkforsomebody,chancesareyouwillworkforanasshole.
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DeepaNair,CatchmeIfYouCan!!
890Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestanswertothequestion"Whyshouldwehireyou?"

Pleaseanswerthisquestionkeepinginmindtheskillsetrequiredforthejob.
Youneedtospecifyhowyouwillfitintotheroleandhowyourpersonal
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therole.
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RajeshSaini,ChemicalEngineer,Thinker,Writer,Reader,
414Views

Thisisanotherwayofaskingifyouknowanythingaboutthecompanyandjob
description.Theyjustwanttohaveaclearideaofwhatyouthinkyouwillbe
doinginthecompany.
Soifyouknowthattellthemtherelevantexperienceandqualitiesofyours.
Boastingofyourirrelevantqualificationsandqualitieswon'twork.
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CameronGoossensRequestBio
253Views
OriginallyAnswered:Howcanonepossiblyimpresstheintervieweronthe"WhyshouldI
chooseyou?"question?

AccordingtoexpertslikeBernardMarr andanarticlefromForbesbyGeorge
Bradt thereareonly3questions thatmatterinajobinterviewandyour
questionshappenstobeoneofthem.
Thekeytoperformingwellinajobinterviewispreparation.
KnowyourUniqueSellingProposition(USPwhatcanyouofferthat
othercandidatescan't)
Understandhowyourexperienceandskillsmatchthevacancy.
Prepareexamplesofhowyourcontributionbenefitedyourprevious
employers.
Practiceyourresponsestoexamplequestionspriortoyourinterview.
Researchthecompanyandtherolewellandpreparerelevantquestions.
Lastly,don'tunderestimatethepowerofbodylanguage.Humanfacetoface
communicationislargelynonverbal.Bemindfulofyourposture,your
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AmitJambotkar,Tryingtobuildnextbigthingforworld
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Becauseyouaretalkingwithlaziestcoderwhowillalwaysfindsimplerand
easysolutions.
Workedsomanytimesbutnextquestionwascanyouexplain....
Bereadytoanswersecondquestion...
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OindrillaSarkar,AnImaginaryThinker,DayDreamer,Avid
reader,Experimental,TravellerandMusi...
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Ithinkweshouldnotgivesolongandveryweightanswer.Theanswershould
bemadeverypreciseorquitesmile.

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Heregoesmyanswer:
"Neithericanfulfillmydreamalonenoryoucan.
Iwantyoutohireme,asIthinkyoucanfulfillyourdreamalong
withme".
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Anonymous
9.6kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

IhadafinalroundwithAccentureforautomationQAposition&thiswasmy
exactanswer,
1.)IamgoodatwhatIdo
2.)IampassionateaboutwhatIdo
AlthoughIdidgetthroughthefinalcompensationdidn'tmatchmy
expectations&henceIhadtooptoutinsalarynegotiation.
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ArunPanwar,ProudIndian
3.5kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Sothatyourcompetitorwillnothireme(withasweetsmile):)
Simple
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GarionHall,Leadingadultwebsiteownerandoperatorsince2000
(www.abbywinters.com).
69Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatarethevastanswersto"whyshouldIhireyou?"

There'sonlyone:"Iwillconsistentlydeliverresults"butonlysayitifit'strue.
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SubhashTrivedi,Founderwww.jobpedia.in
663Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Thisquestionisreallyimportant,becausewhattheyarereallyaskingisWhat
qualitiesofyouaregoingtomakedifferencetoourorganisation?
Nowwhenyouthinkofthisquestion,itbecomesveryeasyforyoutoframe
youranswer.
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ReenaSaxena,Coach,trainerandimageconsultant
353Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Explainyoursuitabilitytotheroleintermsofqualifications,experience,
marketcontacts,networkbenefits,afreshperspective,solutionstotheirpain
pointsetc.
Theinterviewerisseeingyourunderstandingofthejobrequirements.Theywill
correctyou,incaseofamilfdifferenceinperspective.

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Anonymous
1.3kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Interviewer:Yourtalentsareoutstandingandyouareoverqualified.
Nonethelesswhyshouldwehireyou?
Me:Shouldyounothireme,thenexttimeweencounteriswhenIacquireyour
company.
Rejected.Butworthit.
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MaheshRajan,HumanResourse
111Views

Themostoverlookedquestionisalsotheonemostcandidatesareunprepared
toanswer.Thisisoftenbecausejobapplicantsdon'tdotheirhomeworkonthe
position.Yourjobistoillustratewhyyouarethemostqualifiedcandidate.
Reviewthejobdescriptionandqualificationsverycloselytoidentifytheskills
andknowledgethatarecriticaltotheposition,thenidentifyexperiencesfrom
yourpastthatdemonstratethoseskillsandknowledge.
WhyShouldIHireYou?,CollegeGrad.com
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AbhishekSharma,Ambivalent
192Views

youshouldhiremebecauseevenIhavenoworkexperienceasIamafresher,
butIhavealotsofpotential,andalsoamveryconfidentperson,nomatter
howmuchdifficulttheworkis,Ilovetodomyworkontime.AndalsoInever
giveachancetoregretonanydecision.ButifIdoamistakethenIwillready
tofacethatandimprovemyself.
Iwouldliketotakepartonthejobyouareofferingasaunemployedwithno
experiencetohavetheopportunitytoworkhardandprovidethebestofmy
abilitiestoworkasoneofyouremployersinthebusinesstoacquiretheskills
andtheexperiencethatthisjobhastooffer.
Iamwillingtolearn,workhard,Iamwillingtoworkasateam,listento
othersI'minnovativeanddedicatedtoworkIwouldalsokeepthingscleantidy
intheordertheywere.
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Gaurav.GuptaRequestBio
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Iwouldliketosharemypersonalexperiencehere.Itriedtowrapupthis
questioninoneliner:).Sodialoguehappenedlikethis:
Interviewer:Whyshouldwehireyou?
Me:BecauseIleaveforhomeoncorrecttimeandIcompleteallottedtaskstoo.
:)
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SaravanakumarMuthusamy,Observer,Learner,andWriter.
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ReadthisinFacebook.
Interviewer:Whyshouldwehireyou?
Me:Becauseyou'rehiring!:P
EverytimeIseequestionslikethis,Irememberthisparticularanswerandit
makesmelaugheverytime.
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Anonymous
606Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatistheperfectanswerto"Whyshouldthiscompanyhireyou?"

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AjayKumarDubedi,SalesforcePracticeHead&JavaExpert
175Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatwouldbeagoodanswerforthisquestion,"whyshouldIhire
youforaBTechCSE"?

Therecanbemultipleanswersforthisquestion.
IamSmart,goodlearner,verygoodprogrammer
IknowthePracticalimplementationsaswellandnotonlytheTheory
Ihaveadedicatedzealtokeeplearningnewthingsandusingthemas
well.
Isharemyknowledge.
Ihavegoodcommunicationskills.
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SaiGanesh,Programmer,Virgo.
12.1kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

IhavetheskillswhichyourequireandyouhavetheenvironmentwhereIcan
excel.
Simpleandstraightasthat!
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VabSuriRequestBio
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Hereismyanswer
Q)WhyshouldIhireyou?
Ans1)BecauseIamsmartandalsoBecausemyanswertothisveryquestionon
Quorahasthemostupvotes!!
Anothercut
Ans2)Becauseifyoudon'tthenfewyearslaterwhenyouareoutlookingfora
jobandIamrunningmyownsuccessfulorganisation,evenIwontgiveyou
chanceeventhoughIknowthatyouarethemosthardworkingandintelligent
personfortheJob!
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2.3kViews

OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Oneofthegoodanswersbyafresher:
Youshouldhiremebecauseyouwanttoseethegrowthofyour
companyinthepresenceofthebestemployees.
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SachinSingh,IamanEngineer.NeedIsaymore?
1.7kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

BecauseIbelievethatIamcapableofdoingwhatthiscompanywantsmeto
do.AndIhaveputmyselfforwardtoprovethatineverypossiblewayIcan.
Butitsjustmyopinion.Intheend,itsuptoyouwhethertoacceptmeornot.
YoucanrejectmeifyouthinkthatIamnotgood.Ithasalreadybeenagreat
experienceforme.Ihavelearntsomuch.
But,ifyouthinkIamgood,Iwouldbegladtohavesuchawonderful
opportunitythiscompanyhasdecidedtooffer.
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AnandVatsya,Tryingrealhardtomakesomethingoutofmylife.
1.2kViews

WellIrecentlyhadaninterviewwithoneoftheleadingIndiancompaniesand
myanswertothequestionwas,
Sir,Iwon'tsayyouthatI'llbethemostoutstandingcandidatethatyou'llever
hire,neitherwillIsaythatI'llbethebestamongallwhoarestandingoutside.
MyonlyreasonwouldbethatI'llbeanefficientandworthyfillforyour
vacancy.
Workedforme!!!
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JeffyJoseph,Nottofollow
119Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whatisthebestreplyto"whyweshouldhireyou"?

Becausesomeoneelsewill!
Quoracollapsesanswersunlessyou'reatopwriterorbigshotiftheyaren't
long
ButIfeelsomedon'tneedthemandthisprivilegeshouldbegiventoeveryone.
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Anonymous
196Views

Isthatyourworkphoneoryourpersonalphone?Regardless,pleaseputit
away.Nowthatwehaveeachother'sfullattentionwait,didyoujustlookat
mychest?Isthathowyouanalyzeallyourfemalecandidates?
Ineedtotalktoyoursuperior.Thismeetingisover.
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Anonymous
250Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whyshouldwehireyoufromamongallthosesittingoutside?

Becausei'mwaybetterthanthedouchebagssittingoutside.
suits.
Andthensellyourself.
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Anonymous
19Views

Idoknowwhoyouare.Idoknowwhatyouwant.Youarelooking
fortalent,IcantellyouIdohavetalent.ButwhatItoohavearea
veryparticularsetofskills,skillsIhaveacquiredoveraverylong
period.Skillsthatmakemeanightmareforpeopleoutsidewaiting
forthisinterview.Ifyougivemethisjob,that'llbetheendofit.I
willnotlookforyou,Iwillnotpursueyou.Butifyoudon't,Iwill
lookforyou,Iwillfindyou,andIwillgetmydamnjob.
(Thencleverlyescapetheroombeforetheybeattheshitoutofyou.)
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DimaKorolevRequestBio
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OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

Becauseamongthepeoplewhodon'tsimplyfleeafterbeingaskedsucha
creepyquestion,Iwouldbeinthetopswhenitcomestocommitmentand
delivery.
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KanishaNithin,Intern,INRIAComputervisionandmachinelearning
2kViews
OriginallyAnswered:Whataresomeofthebestanswersto,"Whyshouldthiscompany
hireyou?"

"ifyoudonthireme,imnotsureifitsalossforyourcompanyczumight
definitelyfindabetterpersonroundtheworldbutnotbeingrecruitedis
definitelynotalossforapersonlikemewhobelievesinlearningcurveand
opentonewchallenges"
correctmeifwrong
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SyedMuhammadMuslim,AnEnthusiasticSoftwareEngineerwithlove
forpsychologyandmarketing.
137Views
OriginallyAnswered:Whyshouldwehireyou?

Becauseyouneedsomebodywhocanasksensiblequestions.
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KalyanRamanuja,ProductHackeratReportBee
144Views
OriginallyAnswered:WhyshouldIhireyou?

Isuppose,thisisthemoststupidestquestioninanInterview.Say'emthat"I
cancook2minutenoodlesin58seconds"Keepingtherumoursalive(y)
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SaratChandraPrasad,Cryptographerbyheart,Samsungerby
profession.
254Views

2yearsbackIfacedthisquestioninHRround.
HR:WhyshouldIhireyou?
Ismiled,thoughtthatjobisconfirmedandjustsaid"Thankyou".Inreturnthe
HRalsosmiledandsaid"thankyou"toMe.
Laterfewotherquestionswentonandgothired.
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SiddharthDialani,CoCurricularAffairsSecretary20142015,IIT
Madras.TechnologyFreak!

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OriginallyAnswered:Whatcouldbeapreciseanswerwhentheinterviewerasks"why
shouldIhireyou"?

Thisshouldhelpyou.
InterviewPreparations
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NidhiTomar,Idon'thavespecialtalents.Imjustpassionatelycurious.
144Views
OriginallyAnswered:WhatanswerwouldyougivemeIfI'maninterviewerandaskyou
'WhyshouldIhireyou?'?

Well,iwouldsayifuwouldhireme,"urcompanywouldgetanemployeewho
wantstoflyandmakeothersflytoowithherself"
ps:Idontknow,itisrighttosaylikethisornot,justcameintomymindafter
readingaquestion.
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