x

How to answer; ‘what motivates you?’ in an interview

Sitting in one office of a major corporation and answering just questions about yourself can be tensing let alone technical questions like what motivates you?

This question can be tricky and you might just end up rambling without saying anything that matters to the organisation. So, your response must be connected to the job in question and honest too. Make use of scenarios or examples so as they interviewers could use their imaginations and have a vivid picture of your response.

Motivation is the drive to succeed at something. This is why the question of motivation is very important to hiring managers, because they want to know what drives you as a person.

Below are ways to answer the motivation question.

First, we all know money often determines whether a prospective employee will take a job or not. However, you don’t have to make your response sound like money is all you want.

Show the hiring managers that you’re not just coming to work for the paycheck but to also contribute to their organization’s growth.

Instead of making it all about money, talk about how having a good career; challenging tasks; meeting deadlines; targets or goals; being in the company of good colleagues; leading a team to success as well as completing a difficult project, and seeing it through to the end can motivate you.

You can also talk about self assessment and improvement as your motivation; and how having a coach or motivating others, learning new things and solving problems could be your sources of motivation.

Here’s an example:

‘As a digital marketer, I usually derive motivation from my involvement in creative projects, teamwork and seeing my effort come to fruition. One of the things I loved about my last job was witnessing the results of our team’s campaigns, and having the opportunity to lead campaigns was one of the reasons I was so excited to apply for this role.”

The things mentioned above are the guidelines to answering questions about motivation. The aforementioned motivating factors are what an hiring manager delights upon and looks out for, because they align with factors that contribute to the growth and success of an organisation.

Hot this week

Reach Your Potential or Risk Regret, Tuchel Warns Rashford

England manager Thomas Tuchel has urged Marcus Rashford to...

Delta APC Passes Confidence Vote, Endorses Tinubu, Oborevwori for 2027 Elections

By Anne AzukaThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta...

Today’s football match fixtures

Here’s a clean, well-formatted rewrite of the match fixtures...

JUST IN: Bayelsa Senator Friday Konbowei Joins APC

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has gained another...

Taiwan elects new pro-Mainland China leader of KMT party

By Daybreak NigeriaNewly elected opposition Kuomintang (KMT)...

Thousands decamp to APC at Kaduna mega rally

By Achadu Gabriel, KadunaKaduna State Sen, Uba Sani,...

University Education Transformation Requires Collective Effort — Fagbemi

By Noah Ocheni, LokojaThe Attorney General of the Federation...

Kogi Electoral Law Aligns with INEC Act for Credible 2026 LG Polls – Mamman Eri

By Noah Ocheni, LokojaThe Chairman of the Kogi State...

Kogi Assembly Commends L-PRES for Effective Livestock Project Implementation

By Noah Ocheni, LokojaThe Kogi State House of Assembly...

Related Articles

Popular Categories

spot_imgspot_img