你为什么想要这份新工作
Why do you want this new job
无论你在面试中是坐在哪一边，你可能都听过这个问题：“你为什么想要这份新工作？”
在过去不久的面试中，我采访过一些候选人，听到过以下回答：
- 我在当前工作中已经干了2到4年，没有学到太多东西。
- 我在寻找能提供更好工作与生活平衡的工作。
- 我其实并不在找工作，是招聘方联系了我，我觉得可以聊聊。
- 我在寻找更具挑战性的工作。
以上所有回答都是合理的。我认为还有一个同样合理的答案，但候选人很少提及，可能是因为面试场合的严肃氛围。我在不同公司面试过上百名候选人，还没有人提到过：“我的薪资和福利与我的技能不匹配。”
回到回答的话题。当有人表示他们在工作中没有学到新东西时，你会很自然地好奇他们为什么以及他们是否尝试过改变现状。不幸的是，大多数候选人只是说他们做的是重复性工作，一遍又一遍地做同样的事情，没什么可学的。这时我会感到有些不安。但我理解这是事实。如果你也处于类似情况，这里有一些建议：阅读书籍，并根据所读内容编写代码。然后你可以讲述一个更有说服力的故事，比如：“我强迫自己学习新东西，这里有一些证明，但我真的希望将这些新学的技能应用到‘Hello World’之外的领域。”
关于工作与生活平衡，我完全理解你的感受。如果你的当前工作无法满足你对生活的期望，那确实是寻找新机会的合理理由。不过，请确保你能清楚地向潜在雇主表达你对工作与生活平衡的期望。例如，如果你每周不能工作超过40小时，或者每周必须在家工作一两天，最好在面试开始前就讨论这个问题，以确保你和雇主是合适的匹配。
如果你只是因为招聘方联系了你才来面试，那么先进行自我反思。也许在潜意识里，你认为这份新工作的潜力能给你目前工作无法提供的东西。因此，不要用被动的回答，比如“我只是随便聊聊”。
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No matter which side of the table youâve sat during interviews, youâve probably heard this question: âWhy do you want this new job?â
In the recent past, Iâve interviewed a few candidates and heard the following answers so far:
- Iâm not learning much on the current job after itâs been 2-4 years.
- Iâm looking for something that offers better work-life balance.
- Iâm not really looking for a job. The recruiters got in touch and I thought Iâd discuss.
- Iâm looking for more challenging work.
All of the above are valid answers. I think thereâs another perfectly valid answer that candidates seldom mention probably due to the gravity of the interview room situation. Iâve interviewed over a hundred candidates across different companies and am yet to find anyone that mentions: I am not happy with my current salary and benefits compared to my skills
Back to topic of answers. So, when someone answers that they are not learning new things on the job, obviously, youâd be curios to know why and how they have tried to change things. Unfortunately, most candidates simply mention that they are doing repeat work and thereâs not much to learn doing the same thing over and over again. This is where I start feeling a little uneasy. However, I understand that itâs a true statement. If youâre in a similar situation, hereâs some suggestion: read books, and write code based on what youâve read. Then, you can tell a much convincing story that, Iâve forced myself to learn new things and hereâs some proof, but I really want to apply the newly learned skills outside the scope of the âhello worldâ skills.
About work-life balance, I totally hear you. And if your current job doesnât suit what you need out of your life, itâs a perfectly valid reason to look for new opportunities. However, make sure youâre able to clearly set the expectation with your potential employer about what work-life balance means for you. For example, if you canât work over 40 hours a week, or must work from home one-two days a week, itâs best to discuss this even before an interview starts to ensure youâre a good match with the employer.
If you showed up at in interview just because a recruiter got in touch, Iâd say introspect first. Itâs possible that on our subconcious mind you have expectations that the potential of the new job offers you something that you donât get at the current job. So, instead of a passive asnwer that the you simply acted based on the recruiterâs invite, itâs much convincing to see if you can lay down one or two things that you expect from the new job that you donât get at the current job.
About looking for more challenge, it sounds like a cliche unless you can share examples of work that is of challenging to you. May be you like the challenge of using more complicated algorithms, may be you like dealing with a lot of data, may be you like supporting production emergencies, but thereâs gotta be something that you can explicitly mention as challenging. It helps employers to understand if theyâre able to provide you with enough challenge on the job.
Finally, if youâre looking for a new job because the current job isnât paying upto the level of your skills and contributions, make sure to communicate it clearly as well. With salaries and benefits, I find it much easier to work with people that know the actual $ figure thatâll make them happy instead of beating around the bush to create confusions all around. Just be confident and tell what makes you happy. If the employer can afford it, most likely theyâll want to get you onboard as a happy employee. If they canât afford it, theyâll do their best. The key here is to be explicit about what you want and be sure and confident about it.
In a nutshell, when you walk into an interview itâs yours to lose. The potential employer is investing their time and resources and would rather have you hired than having to interview other candidates. As long as you are able to justify why you want the new job, theyâll be quite accommodating.
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