Desire over Passion

The word 'passion' sounds cliche when you hear it in a job interview or read it on a Resume. I personally dislike that word. It gives mixed signal to your audience. Firstly, I associate word passion with 'hyperness' , 'youthfulness' , 'zest'. Secondly it gives you this 'born for this' conundrum. Lastly, it is an emotional word - emotions are ephemeral.

Being an IT professional, I have been working with Technology for last 8 years. I have studied Computer Science and then later studied Management Analytic. Can I call myself with someone with passion in technology? Absolutely not.

I simply have the 'desire' to be good in technology. Desire to improve professionally, desire to connect with people, desire to implement new functionality for business, desire to streamline process, desire to make a successful project launch. Desirability encompasses a wider spectrum than passion for programming/coding for example. Desirability is more human. It shows the constant need to grow where you will make mistakes (hence learn) along the way.