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What gets you up every morning?

What gets you up every morning?

The interviewer needs to understand what drives you. What are your motivations? What are you most passionate about? Will this job serve your larger purpose? He needs to understand if this job fits you.
Do's
• Tell about your work related passions and how this position fits you
• Narrate how this profession and job fulfills your life purpose
• Tell about a real life example where a project excited you and you worked day and night to complete
• Tell how this profession gets you into the flow
• Tell how this job keeps you engaged and enriches you to become better
Don'ts
• Don't talk about money, position or the corner room
• It is not about what time you get up or go to bed
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