4 Outstanding Ways To Tackle The Question ‘Why Should We Hire You’ In An Interview.

Most of the standard interview script the question Why should we hire you? is pointless and degrading, but you still have to be ready to answer it. Job-seekers hate the question Why should we hire you? because even if they want the job, they don’t necessarily want to start praising themselves. It’s not seemly, and it’s not appropriate for a job interview.

The worst way to answer the question “Why should we hire you?” is to say “Because I’m smart, I’m hard-working and I want the job.” Every candidate will say that! You have to swap things up. You have to shift the script. That’s the only way you will remain in the interviewer’s mind after the interview is over.

Here are five ways to answer the question “With so many talented candidates to choose from, why should we hire you?” without stopping to praise yourself, list your talents and virtues or beg for the job:

Type 1

Interviewer:

With so many talented candidates to choose from, why should I hire you?

You:

That’s a great question! You definitely have the advantage over me, since you know exactly what you’re looking for and I’m just learning about your company. It sounds like you need someone who is going to deal with issues A, B and C in their first six months on the job. Shall I tell you about how I handled those issues at my last job?

Type 2

Interviewer:

With so many talented candidates, why should we hire you?

You:

 I think that’s the key question. Am I the right person to join your team, and is this the best job for me? We’ve talked about my management experience and my experiences developing software tools. We’ve talked about your growth plans for next year and the overlap between my background and the role you’re trying to fill. What else can I tell you that we haven’t touched on yet?

Type 3

Interviewer:

With so many talented candidates, why should we hire you?

You:

What if I tell you what I heard about your needs — so we can see if I’m in the ballpark?

Interviewer:

That sounds good.

You:

I heard that you need someone to revamp your customer service organization including recruiting, training, call centre operations and your compensation plan. I heard you say that you want to review your vendor relationships to make sure they’re still appropriate going forward. I heard you say that you want to double your call centre capacity next year. What did I miss?

Type 4

Interviewer:

With so many talented candidates, why should we hire you?

You:

I know you have a big decision ahead of you and I don’t envy you that. I haven’t staffed a department yet but I can only imagine that it’s not always easy to decide whom to hire. In our conversation today, I hope I’ve conveyed my understanding of financial reporting and analysis along with my passion for organic chocolate. I’d love to join you here at Angry Chocolates but I also know that if you and I are meant to work together in 2018, the universe will make it happen!