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“Why do you want this job”?

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…


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.

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