{"id":11048,"date":"2021-04-12T10:15:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/?p=11048"},"modified":"2021-04-12T10:15:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T16:15:25","slug":"3-steps-for-answering-why-do-you-want-this-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/3-steps-for-answering-why-do-you-want-this-job\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Steps for Answering \u201cWhy Do You Want This Job?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/author\/lily-zhang\">Lily Zhang<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"363\" data-attachment-id=\"11049\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/3-steps-for-answering-why-do-you-want-this-job\/image-1-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2021\/04\/image-1.png?fit=879%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"879,456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2021\/04\/image-1.png?fit=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2021\/04\/image-1.png?fit=700%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2021\/04\/image-1.png?resize=700%2C363&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2021\/04\/image-1.png?w=879&amp;ssl=1 879w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2021\/04\/image-1.png?resize=300%2C156&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/careercenter\/files\/2021\/04\/image-1.png?resize=768%2C398&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This question is sure to come up in any job interview you do. Why not nail the answer and impress the interviewer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/3-steps-for-answering-why-do-you-want-this-job?sc_src=email_1097281&amp;sc_lid=80254064&amp;sc_uid=dw67sgD3xt&amp;sc_llid=233959&amp;sc_eh=8e0316a003f2d38e1&amp;utm_source=emarsys&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=daily_20210412_90Day_1097281&amp;utm_content=Daily+Newsletter&amp;utm_term=_&amp;uid=789339376\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.themuse.com\/advice\/3-steps-for-answering-why-do-you-want-this-job?sc_src=email_1097281&amp;sc_lid=80254064&amp;sc_uid=dw67sgD3xt&amp;sc_llid=233959&amp;sc_eh=8e0316a003f2d38e1&amp;utm_source=emarsys&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=daily_20210412_90Day_1097281&amp;utm_content=Daily+Newsletter&amp;utm_term=_&amp;uid=789339376\">How To Answer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lily Zhang This question is sure to come up in any job interview you do. 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