If you say "I'll do anything" when applying for a job, I'm not going to hire you.

It's been a bad hiring season and I'm sure COVID hasn't helped, it's just really hard to find people that want to work. I'm not a recruiter, just an owner, so I make time every day to interview potential employees. My company, office environment, 40 hours a week 20 an hour, pretty fantastic PTO policy and the benefits are solid for the industry. <br><br>So, I'll get to the point. <br><br>I've been told "I'll do anything" or "I'll do any job" by potential employees, and frankly I think it just makes you look unprepared and uninformed. I've gone through 3 rounds of interviews with an employee, and when I call them with the formal offer they aren't sure if they're taking the job. So, I ask them why they said "I'll do anything" when that isn't actually true. I've gotten answers like "I just want a job so bad I'll do anything" "I would literally do anything". <br><br>Well, I'm not going to hire you then. Why? I don't know what you want. I want to hire someone for a very specific position, and I don't think it's a great idea to hire someone that is willing to do any job just because it's a job. I'll do anything could be anything. I want to hire someone that says "I really want to do [this job]".