What motivates you?

[garmentmerchant]

Iwas at an interview and was asked. What motivates you? I am pretty sure i bombed the interview because i couldnt give this guy a single thing that motivates me. What motivates everyone here?

 

[globetrotter]

gm, one suggestion - that type of question is usually used to see how well you know yourself. I would take an on line personailty test, and use that as a base to answer that kind of question in future interviews.

back to subject - what motivates me?

1. money - a lot less than I used to think, but I like money.
2. recognition - not proud of this, but the best motivations that I ahve had in the past have had to do with stupid little things that my employers used to recognize my achievments. I used to be part of a team of 250 people who got commisions, manager and salesmen, and I was in fierce competition to be in the top 5% every quarter. I would do crazy things to stay on top.
3. friends and family - both related to 1 and 2, and just to make them happy
4. goals I set for myself. this was probrably number one for some parts of my life, and now is lower in priority, unfortunatly.

 

[Manton]

Fear, money, status. Basically, I am a worm.

 

[Virginia Dandy]

To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their women.

 

[onion]

Money motivates me, but it's probably not such a good idea to tell people that is your biggest driving force in an interview.

 

[garmentmerchant]

Originally Posted by Virginia Dandy

To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their women.

^ now that is a great answer how cool would it have been if you look the guy right in the eye during an interview and say that. Your hired

 

[dave]

i don't like to be second best.

 

[Beta]

Originally Posted by Virginia Dandy

To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and hear the lamentations of their women.

good advices

 

[Jerome]

My own will only, nothing else. But a more interesting question would be: what makes me "to will"?

Basically those job interview guys who come up with such questions expect a very specific answer- and this ideal is not of a very philosophical nature, I can tell you that. It's about taking a discreet if dishonest route between hypocrisy and greed (which is also called "honesty" by them since they presuppose their own low ethical ideals for everyone else).

 

[Lady Canuker]

My two main motivators would have to be:

1) My Daughter

2) A Canuker my S/O

 

[Nouveau Pauvre]

Girls, Gold and Glory.

 

[Stazy]

I want to achieve the following in my lifetime:

My successes > My dad's successes

 

[jpeirpont]

Family
Retirement

 

[repressedm]

angering whodini and other board elitists, and crusading for the little man (economically, not physically) who wants budget slim-fit items.

sorry i lied about killing myself, i didn't really, i only hurt my wrists a little

 

[Gravitas]

Doesn't the quote go, "I feel the need, the need for succeed," or something like that? I just want to succeed; money, security and the like all are components, but recognizing that you have accomplished something really just makes these things gravy.

Oh and globetrotter, tell us about #1!