Help with job interview

Well, I'll be getting a new job soon and there's some interview questions that I have a really hard time answering. Maybe some of you guys can help me out? The questions I have trouble answering are:

Why do you want to work here? I hear you have to answer this question considering the history and info about the company and relate it to your past job experience. Is this right? Can anyone explain further and how to do this.

Why should I hire you? I know I need to say something about myself that's different from other job candidates. But I don't know who the other job candidates are, so how do I answer this?

Also, what are some questions I can ask the interviewer when they ask me if I have questions?

1. I want to work here to make money.
2. You should hire me because I am a hard worker.

Of course, elaborate.

Well, I'll be getting a new job soon and there's some interview questions that I have a really hard time answering. Maybe some of you guys can help me out? The questions I have trouble answering are:

Why do you want to work here? I hear you have to answer this question considering the history and info about the company and relate it to your past job experience. Is this right? Can anyone explain further and how to do this.

Why should I hire you? I know I need to say something about myself that's different from other job candidates. But I don't know who the other job candidates are, so how do I answer this?

Also, what are some questions I can ask the interviewer when they ask me if I have questions?

action1234

Those are my weak questions too. For the "why", I make sure to look up the company and see if they have any programs or anything that sound good and then in the interview say "I'm a big fan of blah blah blah..." Or just twist whatever the job is to make it sound like it's sound you're just interested in personally. Like if it's customer service, say you just really want to work somewhere you can help people, if it's stocking/manufactoring, you like organizing things and working with your hands, etc.

I wouldn't bother trying to compare yourself to people you don't know. Just list things that you think are strengths about yourself, like how you enjoy working as part of a team, talking to people, you're devoted to your work, open-scheduled, reliable, etc. I like to drop in one weakness and then mention how I overcome it. For me, it's usually experience, which I say I compensate with by being a quick learner and self starter.

1. I want to work here to make money.

Animatronic64

That's a really bad answer.

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1. I want to work here to make money.

action1234

That's a really bad answer.

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1. I want to work here to make money.

Xeros606

That's a really bad answer.

[QUOTE="Animatronic64"] 1. I want to work here to make money. 2. You should hire me because I am a hard worker. Of course, elaborate. Ronstera

If you're asking me, then yes. I'm looking into store stocking positions.

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1. I want to work here to make money.

Xeros606

That's a really bad answer.

Anything else that implies you're motivated by more than money, like just doing a good job. Asking how much it pays right off the bat is generally a bad idea, too.

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That's a really bad answer.

IzzieWaru

Anything else that implies you're motivated by more than money, like just doing a good job. Asking how much it pays right off the bat is generally a bad idea, too.

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[QUOTE="Xeros606"] What would a good answer be? I've never had a job interview before, and I really don't think I'd survive one. :(Animatronic64

Anything else that implies you're motivated by more than money, like just doing a good job. Asking how much it pays right off the bat is generally a bad idea, too.

I've worked retail too, and unless they're desperate, walking into an interview room to say you just want a paycheck is shooting yourself in the foot.

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Anything else that implies you're motivated by more than money, like just doing a good job. Asking how much it pays right off the bat is generally a bad idea, too.

IzzieWaru

I've worked retail too, and unless they're desperate, walking into an interview room to say you just want a paycheck is shooting yourself in the foot.

Well, I'll be getting a new job soon and there's some interview questions that I have a really hard time answering. Maybe some of you guys can help me out? The questions I have trouble answering are:

Why do you want to work here? I hear you have to answer this question considering the history and info about the company and relate it to your past job experience. Is this right? Can anyone explain further and how to do this.

Why should I hire you? I know I need to say something about myself that's different from other job candidates. But I don't know who the other job candidates are, so how do I answer this?

Also, what are some questions I can ask the interviewer when they ask me if I have questions?

action1234

What kind of job is it, if I may ask?

The answer for the first is simple. You only need to know what kind of function you're aplying to or what kind of company it is and build your answer around that.

Like for instance, if you are aplying for car mechanic (just an example), your answer would be something like: "I have experience with cars, love to work with my hands, I'm not scared to get dirty (oil) etc"

for the first question, I'd answer more specifically about the job itself than the company, but a little of that never hurt anyone either. If I were applying at walmart for example, I'd probably say something about how I've always been treated well when shopping at that store, and that I'd like to be part of a team that shares the same customer service values as I do. You're thinking too hard about question two. don't wrack your brain trying to figure out who else could be another candidate, just focus on promoting yourself. All the question means is, what can you do better than the average employee? DO NOT ask about salary, vacation days, whatever like that. You do not yet have the job, salaries are to be discussed either at a later date when you've been hired or are in a second interview, or if the interviewer brings them up.XilePrincess

Basically this. I've always had the employeer give me pay, time off information later on in the interview or just before they offer me the job.