Why Do You Want to Work From Home? Answering a remote working question

Latediagnosedaspie
5 min readJun 14, 2022
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How to answer why you want to work from home in an interview

Follow these steps to craft your answer to the interview question, “Why do you want to work from home?”

  1. List your reasons
  2. Think about the employer’s benefits
  3. Link the employer’s benefit to your
  4. Talk about your other qualification
  5. Demonstrate that you fit in the company’s culture
  6. Prepare scripts of your answers
  7. Show your employer you are a self-starter

1. List your reasons

Start by listing on a piece of paper the reasons why you are interested in working remotely. Some reasons may include:

  • Reducing workplace distractions
  • Allowing you to be more comfortable and therefore more creative
  • Eliminating the daily commute
  • Reducing environmental impacts
  • Allowing you to work whenever you want
  • Optimizing your time

2. Think about the employer’s benefits

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Latediagnosedaspie
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Written by Latediagnosedaspie

Honestly, a rant re my autism. A Ldn girl in her 20s.

Responses (1)

What are your thoughts?

which gives me two more hours daily that I can dedicate to my job.”

Personally, I would not recommend saying this. You are basically offering to work overtime for free. It can lead to burnout long term.

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