Why do you want to leave your current job?!!!!!! 8

[ChemEng84]

you are at an interview and you are asked this question what will you answer?
here are some suggested answers, please comment on them.
1) the payment is bad
2) i don't like the job
3) i look for a bigger organisation
4) i look for a better postion
5) i wish to change buissnes
regarding looking for a better organisation or position, what's the best answer if asked will you leave us if you find a better organisation or position?

 

[TurbineGen]

How about his one: "I have found I really dislike where I must live to work with my current company."

I was asked why I was leaving my previous company countless times. The answer was the same general thing: "I really don't like this part of the country that the company operates." I wasn't lying, or even stretching the truth. In he interview, I was asked why I wanted to move here. My response, "Take a look around you. How can you not like it here?"

This had a very different effect than I thought. I didn't realize I was complimenting the interviewer on his home.



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[GregLocock]

In my direct experience that is an excellent way of discovering that your interviewer grew up in the area that you are disparaging.

Cheers

Greg Locock

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[Mr168]

"I've decided to pursue my dream and manage a Hooter's restaurant."

 

[ischgl99]

I went on two interviews last week and had that very question asked. My response to both was my new boss from the parent company is relocating my group to the corporate headquarters where the culture is completely different then the good teamwork I enjoy at my present location and do not wish to move there, which is true, but the part I left out is my new boss is completely unqualified for the postion and only got it because he is from the parent company and I am from the acquired company

It helped that one of the companies I interviewed with visited the facilities there and had the same impression of them as I do.

 

[plasgears]

I have been coached by experts to say:
- We came to mutual agreeement to part company;
- I am looking to improve my position;
- I am looking to move to a smaller/larger town, etc.;

Put a positive spin on anything you say. Becoming negative is the kiss of death in an interview.

Another question is: What are some of your weaknesses? You answer this with:
- I work too hard;
- I work my people too hard;
- Sometimes I work too late;
- I demand higher performance from my people.

 

[HgTX]

I agree with the first part. The second, on the other hand, those are known cliche answers and may backfire. On the other hand, it's a known cliche question so maybe the known cliche answer is okay.

Hg

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[FreddyNurk]

Star for GregLocock, I don't believe any of us are adept enough at extracting our feet from our mouths when stating a clanger like that.

If you're going to use such a concept, I'd suggest tangible reasons for such a move, such as the wife wants to be closer to their family, or just say what TurbineGen did. If the interviewer thinks you're an idiot as a result, they're probably doing you more of a favour than you realise.

 

[Drumchaser]

I think honesty is most certainly the best policy. ( I know.... cliché)
Being able to be honest without being improper is the trick. Conveying clear, concise information is really important.
Some folks that are prize employees may not be great communicators. Your interviewer should know this. Good luck!

 

[cry22]

There is a stat somewhere that says the No. 1 reason people leave their job is because they don't like their immediate suppervisor or boss. Most employers know that.

On somewhat of a side note:
Any time there was a leadership change with my previous employers, I either quit, walked out or got fired. I am not the a** kissing kind of guy. Any time a new department head walks in, you know he will first come with his secretary, followed by his right hand guy engineer, and then start pushing everyone around and show the stick to the non-a** kissing guy to lead by example for all.

If my department were to leave tomorrow, I start packing on the spot.

 

[Japher]

cry22 took my response; it's always because of you manager/supervisor

You can spin it that they were preventing you from pursuing all the opportunities you wanted or something, but I usually just say "my manager and I do not see eye to eye on where I want my career to go".