Question: Why did you apply to our company and not others?

Alternative Question Phrasing:

Follow-up questions:

What do you know about our company?
How does this information align to your goals?

Question Details:

Question Type:

Traditional

Skills:

Basic – Monitoring (Making observations of self and environment),Social – Persuasion,Social – Rapport Buiding/Relating and Connecting with others

Other Factors:

Candidate Preparedness,Personal Improvement (Growth),Personality-Job Fit,Personality-Organization Fit,Self-Awareness

Work Activity (Task):

Mental Processes – Developing Objectives and Strategies

Work Style (Person-Job Fit):

Achievement/Effort (Action/Result Orientation),Adaptability/Flexibility,Handling Ambiguity

Question Frequency

Question Difficulty

What to look for in an answer:

How badly the candidate wants this job.
Look for the convincing skills and employee branding techniques the candidate uses.

Red Flags to Watch For:

If the candidate oversells them self and makes it evident that they will under deliver once hired.
If the candidate shows desperation instead of showing their passion about the job.

Sample Answer:

N/A

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