The company is more than a company

The HR director, dressed in a crisp, gray business suit, looked up at Emily and barked his standard opening question: “So, what can you bring to our company?”

A few months before she graduated from college, Emily applied for a position at a large global corporation. A straight-A student who had gone to university on a full scholarship, she easily made it through the first cut and now found herself in a panel interview, where she sat across the table from the HR director and three other executives. They could see from her application that she was bright, but they worried about her lack of real-world experience. More important, they wanted to find out if she would fit their culture and how she would cope under pressure.

The man in gray elaborate: “We have a lot of highly qualified applicants for this position. Tell us what you have that they don’t”.

A conscientious student, Emily had prepared for the interview by learning everything she could about the company.  But every other candidate had access to the same information as well, So Emily went a step further. Emily unleashed her why.

“Before I talk about what I might be able to bring to your company, let me first give the reason I get out of bed every day. I strive to help people be the best version of themselves. This is what inspire me. Based on your website, I sense that this is precisely what you believe in too. So, why wouldn’t I apply to be part of your organization?”

That caught their attention. The interviewers stopped shuffling their papers and looked at her face. Emily than segued to a more traditional pitch about her skills and strengths, but the battle was already won. That first exchange, which lasted less than thirty seconds, had already persuaded the interviewers to hire her.

There are two ways to build a career. We can go thru life hunting and pecking, looking for opportunities everywhere around, hoping that something connects. Or we can go thru life with intention, knowing what our piece looks like, knowing why we want that job and going straight to the places we fit.

By looking after your motivation and finding the right fit for you considering it, you can form an instant genuine connection at the interview. You should always ask yourself: what are your values? , are these common with the values of the company you are applying to?, are we both looking in the same direction? Ask yourself this and you will then realize that a company will not be just a company for you, same as a job will not be just a job for you. You will become partners and you will build together strong and motivated teams!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Find your WHY - Simon Sinek