I have done my fair share of job interviews in my lifetime. Some of them were actually pretty creative, others very standard, and some… what should we call them? Alternatively creative? Fortunately, there were only a handful of those in my experience. But even during standard interviews, you are very likely to be asked some infuriating questions.
One such question on my top five list is “Why should we hire you?” Sounds like quite a normal question, but as an employer, shouldn’t you be the one who decides why you should hire me? Asking me this question begins to feel like you are asking me to do your job for you.
There are tons of tutorials, courses, and articles on the internet that provide advice on what to say in an interview to successfully land a job, but the issue here is that there is no universally good answer that will appeal to every potential employer you will encounter on your career path.
A big disclaimer before you proceed to read all the answers we collected for the “Why is hiring me a good idea?” question: it is very unlikely that there are a lot of employers who, when asking “Why are you a great match for this role?” or “Why do you want this job?”, would accept a funny or even clearly mocking answer in good humor. So unless you’ve gone to an interview just to pass some time, we recommend you don’t use any of these as your sincere answer. Instead, share them with your friends for a good laugh.
What other infuriating, stupid, or confusing questions have you been asked during a job interview?
#1
"No, the real question is — why should I work for you?"
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#2
"Because I have the only antidote. Did you enjoy your coffee?"
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#3
"Because I've always been passionate about not starving to death."
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#4
"When you look at the schedule, and you see my name, you know you have nothing to worry about."
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#5
"If you don't hire me, your competition will and then you'll have a problem."
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#6
"Hiring me now will be cheaper than trying to convince me later."
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#7
"If you don’t, I’ll come into work and do the job anyway."
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#8
"I have a good collection of memes and can give the right meme references at any appropriate moment."
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#9
"Because I’m incredibly lazy and that makes me very good at creating efficiencies and automating things."
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#10
"Cause I already told a ton of people about this interview and if I don't get the job I'm gonna look like an idiot."
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#11
"Because I will make you more money than you will pay me."
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#12
"What's with all the questions? Are you a cop?"
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#13
"For the same reason I chose this company over other equally-qualified companies."
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#14
"Because I know what I'm doing and there's only one way for you to find out."
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#15
"Because you can’t afford not to, given my penchant for arson."
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#16
"I hacked your computer and invited myself for this interview."
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#17
"Because I am always the food guy. Hire me and you'll never be hungry again."
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#18
"Because I waited at the reception area for 30 minutes and I observed that your only two employees were fooling around instead of working."
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#19
"Because I’m allergic to unemployment."
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#20
"Don’t like me now? Just think of the satisfaction you will get out of firing me later. Oh, you definitely savor it."
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