Application questions, answered
You copied the question off the form, asterisk and all. Here's what the employer is really asking, what to type, and examples short enough to fit the box.
The answers
Each entry shows the question the way forms print it.
What are your salary expectations for this role? *
Currency, gross or net, yearly or monthly, and what to do when the box only takes a number.
Why do you want to work here?
Also asked as “Why are you interested in this role and our company?” Three sentences that show you read the advert.
How every answer here works
Each page follows the same order, so you can skip to the part you need.
- The label as forms print it, so you know you're in the right place.
- What the employer is really asking.
- How to answer on a written form: length, tone, and what the box will and won't accept.
- Three examples for three different situations.
- The same answer in a short, a medium and a long version.
- The mistakes that cost people the most.
Every example is fictional: made-up people, made-up employers, realistic numbers.
Questions we leave to you
You won't find answers here to questions about ethnicity, disability, health, religion, sexual orientation or union membership. Whether to answer those is your decision, and it can depend on the employer and the country.
Our guide to diversity and disability questions can help you make it.
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