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"Why do you want to work here" has an expected answer along the lines of "I'm passionate about this greedy corporation and want to be eternally exploited" and the truth of "I need money and you're hiring" is shunned
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This made me laugh quite a bit. Probably because how true it is. Then at the end the head liar gets to pick who lied the best out of all the liars. >

"It's me, I'm the head liar, because I say so!" - Recruiter >

Recruiters definitely wouldn't be the head liar though.  They're usually the first and easiest interview, if they interview you at all. >

As a bad liar, this feels accurate. Whenever I had a job interview, I failed. The only way I got my apprenticeship and eventually the job following it was through practical showcasing with an internship and no interview. >

Why do people think you need to lie in an interview?