I'm amazed at how many people are obsessed with finding ways to answer those curveball questions or those unexpected questions in interviews.

我很驚訝有多少人迷戀於尋找回答面試中突如其來或意料之外問題的方式。

Yes, they are super important, but how many times have I seen somebody completely flub one of the basic questions?

沒錯，它們超重要，但我看過多少人在回答基本問題時犯錯？

Now, one of those questions I'm talking about is: Why do you want this job?

我所說的問題之一就是：你為什麼想要這份工作？

And I can tell you that if you don't have a good answer for that, you will be dismissed.

而我可以告訴你，如果你這個問題沒有好回答，你一定會被除名。

My name is J.T. O'Donnell, I'm the founder of Work It Daily, and this is the YouTube channel that helps you turn frustration into career success.

我的名字是 J.T. O'Donnell、我是 Work It Daily 的創始人，而這是一個幫助你將挫折轉化為職業成功的 YouTube 頻道。

Today, I'm gonna be talking to you about how to answer that question correctly.

今天我將和各位討論如何正確地回答那個問題。

But before I do, I just wanna remind you:

但在我開始之前，只想要提醒各位：

If you want cutting-edge career advice on a regular basis, please make sure that you subscribe to our YouTube channel and definitely click the little bell.

如果你想要規律地獲得最新的職業建議，請務必訂閱我們的頻道並點擊小鈴鐺。

That way, you're gonna get instant notifications.

那樣的話，你就會獲得即時通知。

OK, let's talk about how to answer this very basic question in a way that will knock it out of the park.

好了，我們來討論要怎麼回答這個非常簡單的問題，才能大獲全勝。

Now, in order to answer this question correctly, you first gotta understand why the hiring manager is even asking it.

如果要正確地回答這個問題，你首先必須了解聘僱經理為什麼會提問。

And the reality is, there's several reasons for that.

事實是，有幾個原因。

One of them is that they wanna make sure that you're not just in it for the money, that there's a bigger purpose involved.

其中之一是，他們想確保你不僅僅是為了錢面試，還有更大的目的。

The second one is that they wanna know that you're not gonna leave the moment a better job comes along, that you're really dedicated and committed to this job and their company.

第二個原因是，他們想確保你不會在有更好工作機會的時候離開、你對這份工作以及他們的公司是真心奉獻與投入。

And lastly, they wanna know that you're capable of doing the work and understand its impact, its value to the organization.

最後，他們想要知道你有能力勝任這份工作，並理解它對組織的影響與價值。

So, these are just a few of the reasons why you've gotta come up with an answer that's really compelling.

這些只是少數幾個你需要想出很具說服力答案的原因。

And I'm gonna share with you a secret tip that's gonna help you nail this answer each and every time.

我也要分享一個幫你每次都能夠完全掌握這個答案的秘訣。

So, my tip is for you to share your connection story.

我給各位的建議是，分享你的連結故事。

Now, what is a connection story?

那什麼是連結故事？

Well, it's the story where you explain how you feel a direct connection to the organization.

嗯，這是你解釋自己感到與該組織直接連結的故事。

Whether it's the product and service they provide or their reason for existence or the clients that they serve.

無論是他們提供的產品和服務、其存在的理由，或他們所服務的客戶。

The reality is, you shouldn't be applying and working for a company unless you feel like you're part of their tribe, like you understand them, like you get why the company exists in the first place.

現實是，你不應該應徵某間公司為其效力，除非你認為自己是他們的一份子、你了解他們、你也懂那間公司為什麼會存在。

That requires an emotional connection, and that's really the key here.

那需要一種情感上的連結，而那正是這裡的關鍵。

These emotional connections that you can share show feeling, and when you do that, you're sending these positive vibes to employers and they just love it.

你可以分享的這些情感連結會顯示感受，而當你那麼做時，會傳遞正面的氛圍給雇主，而他們很愛它。

In fact, if you haven't checked out our disruptive cover letter tutorial, I'm gonna make sure you check that out as well,

事實上，如果你還沒看過我們顛覆傳統求職信的導引，我會確保各位也去看一下，

because we use the same technique of sharing your connection in the terms of a story that really has a huge impact on cover letters and is getting people all sorts of jobs.

因為我們使用相同的技巧以故事分享你的連結，這個故事確實對求職信產生了巨大的影響，並讓人們找到了各種工作。

So, be sure to check that out.

所以請務必去看看。

But back to this question.

但回到這個問題。

When asked: Why do you want this job?

當被問到：你為什麼想要這份工作？

You wanna tell the story that helps them understand: I get you as an employer, I admire you, I respect you, that's why I wanna be here.

你會想要講述一個故事，讓對方知道：我了解你這個雇主、我仰慕你、我尊敬你，那就是我想在這裡的原因。

So, let me give you an example.

那麼，讓我給你一個例子。

Let's say that you wanted to work for a local bank.

假設你想要在一間地方銀行工作。

Now, you wouldn't just want to say: Oh, I'm really into numbers and I'm really into finance, and I heard you're a great place to work.

你可不會只想說：喔，我很喜歡數字、很喜歡財會，然後聽說這是很適合工作的地方。

That's a really standard answer that a lot of people probably say, and it doesn't drive home those points that we were talking about.

那是一個大概很多人都會用的標準答案，並不會達到我們剛剛提的加分效果。

But now, imagine, instead, you say:

但想像自己改說：

You know, I've been banking at this company for 10 years, and every time I come in here, I'm greeted by friendly people.

是這樣的，我已經用間銀行 10 年了，而我每一次來到這裡時，都被友善的人迎接。

They genuinely care about me and I can tell that they are really entrenched in the community.

他們真心地關心我，而我可以看出他們真的是根深蒂固於這個社區。

It makes me feel that my money is safe here and in good hands, and that's the kind of organization I wanna be apart of.

這讓我覺得我的錢在這裡很安全、被妥善管理，而那是我想成為一份子的組織。

I wanna know that when I'm doing my job, I'm helping people in the community feel like their money is in a good place; I want them to feel the way I felt when I've been here.

我想知道的事，當我在工作時，我確實幫助社區的人民感到自己的錢財是安全的，我想要他們感覺到我以前來時的感受。

Do you see how it's so different?

你可以看出差異之大嗎？

How you're talking about your connection to the organization, how you truly feel like you understand why you should be doing that work.

你在講的是自己與組織的連結、你真心覺得自己了解自己為什麼應該要從事那份工作。

There's something there that's just magical and it's truly what employers wanna hear.

就是有種魔幻的東西，也真正是雇主想要聽到的東西。

Because, of course they know that they're paying you to do the job and that you want the money, and of course they know that you wanna grow your career,

他們當然知道必須付錢給你做工作並且你需要那筆收入，也知道你想要助長職涯，

but what they really wanna hear is what they're gonna get in return.

但他們真正想聽到的是，會得到什麼樣的回饋。

And that's what this connection story is all about.

而這正是所謂連結故事的用意。

So, I'm gonna be honest and say that there are some real curveball questions out there, but this really shouldn't be one of them.

所以我要誠實地說，確實會有很多突如其來的問題，但這真的不該是其中之一。

And I hope that this showed you today that it's very easy to create an incredible response to that question that's gonna just knock it out of the park.

我希望今天的內容讓各位看到，要想出能回答這個問題並讓你大獲全勝的回應是非常簡單的。

Now, if you've been having trouble with interviews and interview questions specifically, please check out the resource I've got up here below.

如果你面試一直遭遇困難，尤其是在回答面試問題時，請看看我下方提供的資源。

It's gonna help you answer all those tough behavioral questions that companies are throwing you these days.

它會幫你回答現今各大公司向你拋出的困難行為相關問題。

It's a very popular interviewing technique, and it's one that you need to understand and be able to respond to.

這是非常受歡迎的面試技巧，也是一個你需要了解並能夠予以回應的技巧。

So, this resource is really gonna help you with that.

這個資源真的可以在這方面幫到各位。

All right, you know I always love to ask this question at the end of videos:

好了，大家都知道我喜歡在影片結尾時問這個問題。

Was this helpful? If so, what was the most helpful part?

這對你有幫助嗎？有的話，最有幫助的部分是什麼？

Please tell us in the comments; it really helps us shape the content that we create for you on a weekly basis.

請在留言區告訴我們，這真的可以幫助我們定調每週為各位創造的節目內容。

Also, questions, comments, anything else, please put them down there below; we'd love to respond to you, and you know that we do.

此外，有任何其它問題或評論，也請寫在下方，你們都知道我們很樂意給予回應。

All right, with that in mind, I can't wait to see you in the next video.

好了，在這個想法之下，我很期待與各位在下一部影片中見。

And please remember this: If you wanna win, you gotta work it daily.

請記得這一點：如果你想要獲勝，就得每天努力。（譯註：也可以改譯為「如果你想要獲勝，就得每天收看 Work It Daily。」）