the best response to "why should we hire you"

athlonmank8 · Jan 10, 2011

Quote from tomahawk:

An employer's attitude will be that extra time taken to hire JUST THE RIGHT PERSON is time well worth spending.

(Edit) How 'bout this? ...

"You should hire me because on the remote chance that things don't work out you have my word that I won't come back here a week later with an oozie and a bag of hand grenades."

lol!!!

gtor514 · Jan 10, 2011

The best response to "Why should we hire you?"

Because if you don't, your competition will.

nutmeg · Jan 10, 2011

"I lost my testicles in the war so I won't be standing around scratching my balls."

LEAPup · Jan 10, 2011

Quote from gtor514:

The best response to "Why should we hire you?"

Because if you don't, your competition will.

If one could come off with that one, and not come across arrogant, that may work.

Zr1Trader · Jan 10, 2011

"Because Ben Bernanke is my uncle"

Visaria · Jan 10, 2011

Quote from gtor514:

The best response to "Why should we hire you?"

Because if you don't, your competition will.

i like this as well.

Eliot Hosewater · Jan 10, 2011

On a related note, I knew a sales manager who said he interviewed a guy once and at the end picked up his coffee mug and said "Sell this to me".

The guy replied "How much do think it is worth?"

"Five dollars."

The guy says "Sold!" and got the job.

nazzdack · Jan 10, 2011

Quote from Eliot Hosewater:
----he picked up his coffee mug and said "Sell this to me".
----The guy replied "How much do think it is worth?"
----"Five dollars."
----The guy says "Sold!" and got the job.

?....He ended up being hired as the "coffee gopher"?

:eek:

WinstonTJ · Jan 10, 2011

Quote from EMRGLOBAL:

Tell him to pull his head, outa his ass and ask him if he read the resume and paid any attention to the interview.

this

nutmeg · Jan 10, 2011

I remember when I interviewed at the popcorn factory and HR asked me that question. I told the boss straight up front, the place is a fucking mess, the floor needs to be swept, the windows are dirty, the help all looks like they should be out on disability. The whole gd place is unorganized and honestly I'm your man for the job.

He said when I got 750k, then and only then can I tell him how to run his business. I think he meant for me to buy him out. I thought for a moment and said "no thanks you burnt out loser".

Our relationship was strained after that, I still bought my popcorn from him, later he sold out to a bank that wanted the real estate.