I agree that most people want someone who's there for more than 'just a job', but I wonder if this depends in part on the industry.
Like, what if you're looking for someone to help write software to manage and control parking garages? What would it even look like for a person to have a connection to parking-garage management? Does prior experience working as a valet count? As personally running, or managing a team to run, or owning a parking lot count?
Are you really looking for 'a person has a passion for what we do' or just 'a person who knows the industry already', especially in industries that aren't catering to a hobby or a 'calling' (like medicine or education or...)?
Like, what if you're looking for someone to help write software to manage and control parking garages? What would it even look like for a person to have a connection to parking-garage management? Does prior experience working as a valet count? As personally running, or managing a team to run, or owning a parking lot count?
Are you really looking for 'a person has a passion for what we do' or just 'a person who knows the industry already', especially in industries that aren't catering to a hobby or a 'calling' (like medicine or education or...)?