I was going to title this episode,

You Love Them Because They Need You.

Because I think that encapsulates the idea of this interview discussion topic really well.

But it doesn't really tell you what the episode's about.

So I'm going to call it something else and something better so that you know what I'm going to talk about today.

This is probably the key response in talking point during interviews and people really struggle with it.

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that will make the difference in your job search and career questions like what attracted

you to this position why did you apply how do your skills align what do you like about our company what have you found

out about us that attracted you to work here how do you see yourself fitting in here but mostly

you know why did you apply to the position what attracts you here how do your skills align

for the skills question we can get more into that but more about just the company why did you

apply so many people whether it be their cover letter or in their interview get this wildly wildly

wrong they instantly tell tell the truth which is good the key to to interviewing while and following this podcast is don't

lie, but you need to make it about them and not you. So a common response I hear or would hear

during interviews, I'd say, what attracted you to this position? Why did you apply here? People would say,

oh, the commute is way shorter,

or my friend works here, things that seem really good. I love the company culture, and I'll exaggerate

here, but like the ping pong tables, the fact that I can work from home, a couple days a week is

huge for me, or everyone here seems really nice so all the things that you

truly like about the job which should be a good answer and it is it's better than saying well you know

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