Or variations of it like “why do you want to work in this company” or “what about this job interests you?”
I am so sick of this question now after having dealt with multiple interviews. I work a dead end job but once had a dream career I wanted to be in which I realize now is not going to happen.
I applied for an office admin role for a law firm and I answered honestly that I was curious about law, since my previous role was in a medical centre. The interviewer gave me shit and asked why I applied “when you're interested and not passionate for it”. Wouldn't someone working for you who is passionate about law wanna be…a lawyer? Or a paralegal at least?
I am sick of having to pretend like I want to work in some garbage industry which is outside of my interests when I just want to change jobs into something higher paying. Why can't I just say that I don't want to starve in a world where costs of living go up.