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Why do you want this job? (feddit.de)
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[–] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Even then, the true answer is probably “I applied to a bunch of places because I can expect more than half of them not to even give me the courtesy of an email, you’re not special.”

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    As you get more and more specialized, this starts to change. If my expertise is selling matts for large cranes, then there are like 3 companies that do that. The companies themselves are no special, but your expertise in that area does have a special alignment with what that company wants to do.

    Non-specialized positions, again, make this question worthless.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Sure, but if you're a web developer, hell even if you're a senior web developer, the answer is almost always still "I applied to a bunch of places because I can expect more than half of them not to even give me the courtesy of an email, you’re not special, and I like being able to afford paying for food" unless you're applying to somewhere like NASA or something. I was asked this question at my first dev job I ended up getting out of school, and I ended up stumbling through it and said something like it was a good fit because of location and it seemed interesting etc.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Exactly right. Corporations need to understand that workers apply to a bunch of places that are likely to hire them and workers have to understand that the company has received probably hundreds of applications for the position. Nobody is special until 2 actual people have & maintain a relationship.

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