hi everyone Don Georgevich here author
of the complete interview answer guide
and today I'm going to answer for you
the question why do you want to leave
your job just the way I do
inside the complete interview answer
guidebook now this question can be
answered in several different ways but I
want you to do your best to keep your
answers short and really avoid being
dishonest with this question because for
whatever reason your interviewer may
spot your dishonesty and believe there's
something you're just not telling them
now there's usually only a few reasons
people really want to leave their job
and surprisingly money does not rank up
at the top of the list I mean there's
really a lot of reasons people want to
leave their job I mean you may not have
gotten along with your manager or your
co-workers maybe you were never very
excited to be there in the first place
and maybe you only ever took the job to
pay the bills that's really not a very
uncommon story and maybe you know your
reputation there was tarnished because
you got a formal reprimand and staying
there is just emotionally draining for
you
or perhaps you really are just underpaid
and you just need more money but to be
clear don't list any of these reasons
for leaving your current job in an
interview because the interviewer will
not be impressed and you'll probably
lose any chance of getting the job and
also I want you to avoid making any
negative remarks about your past your
past present manager or your fellow
employees or the company you're working
for even if they are true
I mean don't even hint it the fact that
you hated your manager and avoid
sarcastic remarks because interviewers
really can pick up on your sarcasm you
may think you're being cute and funny
but they pick up on this stuff and it's
really just a mark against you also
remember the interviewer does not know
your previous manager or your fellow
employees so if you start bad-mouthing
them in interview you're going to
immediately be flagged as having a
negative attitude towards your
co-workers the interviewer will then
just assume you're going to act the same
way at this company if they would hire
you and be a bad influence and they
don't want that and
you're not going to get the job really I
don't care how bad you hate your current
company your manager your co-workers
your salary never ever ever bring any of
that stuff up in the interview instead
tell the interviewer something positive
about your co-workers and your previous
company I mean there's really no right
answer to this question only wrong ones
I mean you don't need to make a book out
of this answer just just something short
and positive is best after all it really
doesn't matter to the interviewer as
long as you don't say something foolish
the point here is to convey to your
interviewer that you are not leaving
because you're mad you're tired you're
bored you're overworked you're underpaid
or your job hopping or just that you're
leaving your job because I mean I like
here's the way I like to answer this
question I do enjoy working at my
current job the culture and the people
make it a great place to work but I'm
looking for more responsibilities with
new and fresh challenges I've worked on
and successfully completed several
projects from start to finish during the
past two years and currently advancement
opportunities are scarce at my current
job I don't mind a slowdown and pace
from time to time but it is important
for me to keep my career continually
moving in a forward direction that's
really consistent with my career goals
now that it's a perfect way on how you
want to answer that question why do you
want to leave your job let me give you
another one departmental changes and
corporate restructuring have made it
difficult to keep on track with my
career goals as a result of these
changes future advancement opportunities
are limited and I no longer see a future
for myself with this company now if you
give this answer be ready to back your
answer up if you are asked what happened
to your department and depending on time
the interviewer may just move on it's
another good way to answer the question
I'm going to give you a third way to
answer this question after working there
for three years I've learned a great
deal about the company and the ways we
conduct business as much as I enjoy the
relationships I've developed it
time for me to move on to a more
progressive organization with more
opportunities and challenges perfect
answer I'm going to give you another
answer my spouse has received a
promotion where she works and she needs
to move we decided that it would be best
and more beneficial for her to accept
this new assignment then to pass up this
opportunity I'm going to give you a
fifth way to answer this question my
current position is being eliminated and
as a result of corporate downsizing I
have been informed that I have 30 days
left to work there all right I'm going
to give you a sixth answer let's do six
my company recently moved their offices
across town and now my morning commute
is about 90 minutes long and I need to
be closer to home now all those six ways
are just perfect ways for you to answer
the question and as you can see in them
there's no whining there's no
complaining
there's no asking for more for more
money they're all legitimate reasons why
you might want to leave your current job
alright this is don Georgevich for
the complete interview answer guide and
if you would like all of these answers
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complete guide thank you