Interview - Motivation for applying for this job

zildjian

Hi there,

What questions should i anticipate in a telephone interview lasting for 30 minutes regarding my motivations for applying for the job?

Its a graduate analyst job.

Any help would be a appreciated.

Cheers

Simon11

Surely that is only something you can explain?

Why do you want to work for this company?
What do you like about the role?
Where do you want to be in the future?

DCFC79

What qualities can you bring to the job ?

Sambucus_Nigra

We have no idea. What ARE your motivations for applying for that job?

zildjian

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

We have no idea. What ARE your motivations for applying for that job?

I was merely asking what kind of questions may be raised during the interview. I dont anticipate them saying "what is your motivation for this job? - 30 minute explanation please".

Thanks to all those above though, it is appreciated.

wantsajob

Questions along these lines would trip me up as someone with Aspergers. They're obviously just a measure of social compliance. The biggest Walter Mitty wins and gets the job.

Sambucus_Nigra

zildjian wrote: »

I was merely asking what kind of questions may be raised during the interview. I dont anticipate them saying "what is your motivation for this job? - 30 minute explanation please".

Thanks to all those above though, it is appreciated.

I was merely pointing out that you might want to actually think about your motivations for the job if that's the basis of the interview.

We have no idea what they will ask, so it's pretty pointless preparing for questions suggested by people who don't know what the job will entail or who it is for.

an9i77

Hopefully you are genuinely motivated to do the job, I think so long as you can communicate well then you just need to have a think about why you have chosen this kind of work, would enjoy it etc and then relay that during the interview. If you don't know why you are motivated to do the job that suggests that maybe it's not your ideal career choice? Is that true and you're just applying for it to get a foothold somewhere?

zildjian

I am genuinely motivated for the this job as its one of the ones i earmarked as one that i would love to get. I've never had a proper interview or telephone interview so im just a bit nervous and don't know what to really expect from an interview.

Sorry to bother everyone.

mandragora_2

http://www.job-interview-wisdom.com/phone-interview-questions.html

http://www.wikijob.co.uk/

http://www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/career-motivation

http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/phoneintervquest.htm

Don't lose heart! Have a look at some of these and see if they help you. All the best

RobK321

Hmmm....I have this great site where you can get some good interview questions. It's called How to Prepare for an Interview: Institute for Coaching. I would post the link for you, but it won't let me cause I'm new.