"Lying " at interview -

[sillybilly44]

Well not exactly "lying" but I always feel like I'm being insincere
I have a interview tomorrow and going through the usual questions
So I'm assuming they will ask "why do you want to work here ?"
My answer -I feel like with my previous roles I have gained skills that will be a excellent match for the company ,I have previously been a customer of yourselves and always received excellent service ,it left a lasting impression with me and I feel I would be a good fit "

When in reality -I need a job and this has good pay and hours

How do I say that without cringing?
Also any tips for interview would be great

It's just tarting up the 'I need a bloody job / new job and think this will be ok for me' - not lying lol 😜 - I interview loads of people and never ask that question because it's crap!
I'd say make sure you know a bit about the company, I work in research of a medical condition, the Amount t of people who don't bother to look up any research we
Do or even vaguely what the disease is (very common) is incredible
Make it sound like you've looked up things if relevant
If it's retail maybe look at how long they've been established, where head office is etc, if it's anything more senior perhaps look at their turnover and what their KPIs / ethos is/are
Good luck

You need to be specific to show you know what they stand for and exactly how you're suited to joining them and why.

Definitely don't say you've been a customer of 'themselves'. It's grammatically wrong, which makes you look inaccurate and lacking in knowledge, and sounds insincere because you won't just say 'you', 'me', 'them' when that would be right. And I'm not sure whether being a customer actually gives you insight into joining the team and doing the work.

‘I’ve been a customer of your company’ is better than ‘yourselves’

What they’re essentially asking is “what was it about this particular job which appealed to you more than a similar job with one of our competitors / another job in a different industry, and what is it about you which you think makes you a better candidate than any of our other candidates?” There’s nothing cringeworthy or insincere about saying that you’ve been a customer previously and were impressed by their product, their service, or their values and want to work for a company with strong products and which clearly puts emphasis on and takes pride in treating its customers well.

Showing that you’ve done some background research into the company and any new products / projects / services on the horizon, and linking these to your previous experience also helps. Interviews are ultimately about establishing that you’re a good fit for the role and for the company and are interested enough in who they are and what they do that you’re going to put the work in and stick around.

Your answer is too short and doesn't give enough detail. Research more about them and I bet you'll fine genuine reasons why you want to work for them.

@Longcommute I never know when I'm too short or rambling on.
I tend to keep it short as my mouth goes so dry 😂

Everyone knows the only real reason for a job is the money

But the question is there to at least give you an opportunity to explain why you want to work in the industry/move up or on, or have you bothered to find anything out about the company etc.

Short won't tell them enough. Have a drink mid way through an answer if you need to.

We all do it, we all have to big ourselves up! I look at it the same as dating, we get all dressed up, hair done and make up all nice laughing and joking and then a few years in we're slobs and grumpy, same thing haha

I've not had an interview for years, but I did have my own company and had to hire staff.

I would have more respect for someone who said they needed a job, the vacancy available appealed from the description and it's something they would like to have a go at.

Is that not an honest and acceptable answer to that question?

Obviously, a CV sent in with the application would set out previous experience, so what's wrong with being truthful?

Oh to be able to say, “look I have bills to pay and the fact I need to pay them means I’m not going to be a flaky employee. I chose you because you came up on my feed and you ticked enough boxes for me to apply”. I haven’t said that but would like to.