Why should we hire you ?
Every interview you go through will have that one very intriguing question i.e. “Why should we hire you?”
Interview you attend is conducted to know about you, your knowledge, your confidence and challenges. In short it’s to know how as a candidate you will deal with the opportunities and challenges coming your way as the employee. And every employer wants to know in out about the candidates they are going to hire. Every interview question is an attempt to gather information to inform this hiring decision. The interviewer’s job is to hire the best person for the position. Most of the candidates that make it to the interview stage are qualified for the job. The winning candidate must be more than qualified, especially in a very competitive job market. Many interviewers will also specifically ask you to make your case with one of these questions: A) Why should we hire you? B) Why are you the best candidate for the job? C) Why are you the right fit for the position? D) What would you bring to the position?
And many of the candidates gets confused what to answer. So this question is to basically close the deal i.e. Job Offer. With this question, your interviewer is asking you to sell him on you and your status as the best person for the position. Make his job easier by convincing him that:
• Candidates can do the work and deliver exceptional results
• Candidates will fit in beautifully and be a great addition to the team
• Candidates possess a combination of skills and experience that make you stand out from the crowd
• Hiring a particular candidate will make recruiter look smart and make his life easier
This is your chance to impress them with your highlight qualities. As a candidates your answer should summarize the top two or three best reasons to hire you. It’s better to have two or three strong reasons with brief descriptions. You can also add examples to rattle off a laundry list of twelve strengths without context. This is an opportunity to reiterate your most impressive strengths and/or describe your most memorable selling points, tailored to align with the top requirements in the job description. Your 3-4 bullet points could include a combination of the following: Industry experience, Experience in performing certain tasks or duties, Technical skills, Soft skills, Key accomplishments, Awards/accolades, Education/training and achievements if any.
Accomplishments and success stories are always good bets, especially if you can describe how a key accomplishment (a successful marketing campaign, for example) demonstrates a desired competency (creativity, results-orientation). Another approach is to mention unique combination of skills(s) and experience that you possess. For example, many candidates may have strong programming skills, but what if you combine those with team leadership experience that others don’t have? Sounds like a great recipe for a senior programmer. Explain why in your answer. Most job seekers should be able to develop a standard answer to this question that can be customized a bit for each opportunity.
Examples of answering this question are as follows:
Well, I have all of the skills and experience that you’re looking for and I’m confident that I would be a superstar in this project management role. It’s not just my background leading successful projects for top companies — or my people skills, which have helped me develop great relationships with developers, vendors, and senior managers alike. But I’m also passionate about this industry and I’m driven to deliver high-quality work.”
