More and more employers are asking, “why should we hire you?”
And it can be an intimidating question if you’re not ready for it!
Let’s get started…
Why Should We Hire You? (For Experienced Candidate)
I believe you should hire me for the three main reasons.
The first reason is, I believe I have the skills, the qualities on the experience, that are a match for the job description and the person specification, now i believe that’s important because I can then come into your organization and your team start contributing in a positive manner and make a difference quickly, so I need little supervision by the experience to come in, to do a job properly, start contributing to the team goals.
The second reason is I’m a very positive and enthusiastic and motivated person and have researched your organization. I believe you to have ambitious plans for the future and you are highly enthusiastic about what the future lies, and I believe that being able to come into your organization, work with you on your different projects and tasks. I will be able to help you achieve your commercial and financial goals.
The final reason is I will be a positive role model for your company. When dealing with clients, I will be great when working as part of the team. I’m somebody who is very loyal and very honest, and I will always act with high degrees of integrity and those are the three reasons why I believe you should hire me.
Before I give you the exact scripts to use when answering this tough interview question. Here are 3 really important tips.
Tip #1 This is your opportunity to sell yourself at the interview, so you need to be positive in your onset and also remember to talk about how you will benefits their company, this is not about you getting the job, this is about then hiring the right person, So when they say to you, why should we hire you? Always be positive but focus on how you will benefit that company.
Tip#2 All the other candidates will give just one reason why the company should hire them but you’re going to be different, you are going to give three reasons, because this enables you to stand out from the competition.
Tip #3 Three really good reasons to give why they should hire you? are as follows.
- The fact that you have the skills, the qualities of the experience to match the job description.
- How you are going to get up and running in the role quickly.
- How you will always be a positive role model for that company.
Why Should We Hire You? (If You Have No Job Experience)
So let me now give you a brilliant onset to use when answering the interview question. Why should we hire you? And then I will give you another onset for those people who are reading that have no previous work experience.
So here is my first onset to the interview question. Why should we hire you?
You should hire me for three main reasons.
Reason #1. I have the skills, the qualities and the experience that are a match for the job description now. This means I will be able to come into your organization to make an immediate positive difference.
Reason #2. I will get up and running in the role quickly. This means you won’t need to spend your valuable time training me up for weeks on end. Once I am up and running in the role. I will need little supervision.
Reason #3. Why should you hire me? Is it because I will always be a positive role model for your company whilst dealing with your clients and your customers.
What if this is my first job and I have no experience. Let me give you 3 important tips for answering. Why should we hire you with no experience and I will then give you an example onset.
Tip #1 Use the fact that you have no experience to your advantage.If this is your first job, you are effectively a blank canvas and they can train you up and develop you into the perfect employee.
Tip #2 Tell them you understand how important it is that you work hard, that you contribute to the team goals and that you focus on their business goals in all work you undertake for them.
Tip #3 Explain how you have ambitious plans for the future, and the only way you will achieve your goals is to get a good employment history behind you.
Why Should We Hire You? (No Experience And This Is Your First Job)
Reason #1. I believe you should hire me because I am effectively a blank canvas and I’m someone who is eager to learn with me, you will get to train me up into the perfect employee who is focused on helping you achieve your goals.
Reason #2. I understand how important it is that I contribute to the team objectives and that I focus on helping you achieve your business goals in all work I undertake for you.
Reason #3. I have ambitious plans for the future,and I know the only way I will achieve these goals is if I work hard and get a good employment history behind me.
Thank you for reading. I wish you all the best for parsing your job interview. Have a brilliant day