🎯Criticalmedium20-30 minutes (requires company research)
Why are you interested in our company? Why this role specifically?
motivationcompany-fitmust-preparecustomize-per-company
🎯 What Interviewers Are Looking For
- ✓You've done your research on the company
- ✓Genuine interest in their specific mission/products
- ✓Understanding of how you'd fit and contribute
- ✓Thoughtful questions about the role/team
📋 STAR Framework Guide
Structure your answer using this framework:
S - Situation
What you know about the company and why it stands out to you
T - Task
What specifically attracts you to this role and team
A - Action
How your background and skills align with their needs
R - Result
What you hope to contribute and learn
💬 Example Answer
⚠️ Pitfalls to Avoid
- ✗Generic answers that could apply to any company ("You're a great company")
- ✗Only talking about what you want, not what you'll contribute
- ✗Not demonstrating any research about the company
- ✗Focusing only on perks/compensation
- ✗Bad-mouthing your current/previous employer
💡 Pro Tips
- ✓Research: Read their blog, recent news, product pages, engineering blog
- ✓Find 2-3 specific things that genuinely interest you
- ✓Connect your skills/experience to their specific needs
- ✓Prepare 2-3 thoughtful questions that show you've done research
- ✓Be genuine—they can tell if you're just saying what they want to hear
- ✓Rewrite this answer specifically for each company you interview with
🔄 Common Follow-up Questions
- →What do you know about our products?
- →What do you think our biggest technical challenges are?
- →Do you have any questions for us?
🎤 Practice Your Answer
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Target: 2-3 minutes
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