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Why do you want to leave your job?

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Why do you want to leave your job?

Introduction

This question can be answered in several ways, but do your best to keep your answer short.

Avoid being dishonest with this question, for whatever reason, your interviewer may spot it and believe there is something you are not saying.

There are usually only a few reasons someone really wants to leave their job and, surprisingly, money does not rank at the top of the list.

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Why do you want to leave your job?

Introduction On the other hand, you may not have gotten along with your

manager or co-workers. Maybe you were never very excited to be there in the first place and only accepted the job to pay the bills. Maybe your reputation was tarnished by a formal reprimand and staying there is emotionally draining. Perhaps you are severely underpaid and just need more money.

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Why do you want to leave your job?

Introduction

But to be clear, do not list any of these reasons for leaving your current job in an interview because the interviewer will not be impressed and you will probably lose any chance of getting the job.

Avoid making negative remarks about your past or present manager, your fellow employees, or the company you are working for - even if they are true! Don't even hint at the fact that you hated your manger and avoid sarcastic remarks.

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Why do you want to leave your job?

Introduction Remember, the interviewer does not know your previous manager

or fellow employees. If you start bad-mouthing them in the interview, you will immediately be flagged as having a negative attitude toward your co-workers. The interviewer will then assume you will act the same way at this company and be a bad influence. You will not get the job.

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Why do you want to leave your job?

Introduction I don't care how bad you hate your current company, manager, co-

workers, salary - never bring it up in the interview. Instead, tell the interviewer something positive about your co-

workers and previous company. There is no right answer to this question, only wrong ones. You

don't need to make a book out of this answer, just something short and positive is best.

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Why do you want to leave your job?

Introduction After all, it really does not matter to the interviewer, as long as you

don't say something foolish. The point here is to convey to the interviewer that you are not

leaving because you are mad, tired, bored, overworked, underpaid, or job hopping, just that you are leaving your job because...[fill in the

blank]

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Why do you want to leave your job?

Best Answer #1 ? slide 1 of 2 "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 responsibility with new and fresh challenges. I have worked on and successfully completed several projects from start to finish during the past two years.

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