An Interviewer Asks Why Do You Want to Work for Us

question 55

Multiple Choice

An interviewer asks Why do you want to work for us? How should you respond?

• A)Briefly summarize problems at your current job that require you to change employers.
• B)Show that you understand the company and its culture.
• C)Explain that as a recent graduate you want to work for any company that needs a person with your skills and background.
• D)Simply tell the truth about your reason for seeking this job; for example, you are unemployed, you just graduated, you need better benefits, or you have bills to pay.

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Definitions:

Proportion

A statistical measure indicating the fraction of a whole that is made up by a certain characteristic or subset.

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Histogram

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Representative

Term used to describe a subset or a sample that accurately reflects the larger population or dataset from which it is drawn.