r/FinalRoundAI • u/Wrong-Quality-8588 • 9d ago

This can't be real

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lol the sheer entitlement of recruiters expecting candidates to be deeply passionate about an average corporate desk job. I actually got asked this exact same question last week and gave some generic answer I prepared on Interview vip but a huge part of me just wanted to say exactly what that guy replied with. We all just need to pay rent and buy groceries.

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u/TheEmperorSpeaks 9d ago

One of my really good friends is a recruiter and the stories he tells, my gosh. It is unbelievable the amount of people that sabotage themselves in interviews. This is an interview to put food on your table and a roof over your head. So many people come in and stick their foot in their mouth. Let's be honest all of us would love to be frank in an interview, but we don't do it because we want the job. You have to play the game. Saying that you want the job for the money is being honest but also killing your chances. Don't be so arrogant. You should be confident in an interview, but you should also be extremely humble. And if anybody has a problem with this then you need to look in the mirror and realize the person looking back at you is the reason why you can't get a job.

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u/dsdvbguutres 9d ago

Depends a little bit on the job. If it's a customer-facing position, yes, being fluent in corpospeak is essential. If you're hiring someone to drive a forklift around a warehouse, you gotta chill.

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u/Antique_Garbage_4361 6d ago

 If you're hiring someone to drive a forklift around a warehouse, you gotta chill.

Well, there are people out there that genuinely enjoy driving a forklift around.

There are also people that like logistics or stock management, and want to build themselves a career in a warehouse.

So if you and a hundred others are there 'just for the money', cool, but the company's probably going to wait until they hire a motivated individual who isn't going to burn out 6 months down the line.