How best to answer "Why did you leave your last job?"
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It's a question asked in most interviews, and one that is very difficult to answer without making you come across as a bit of a transient employee.
Of course, if you've left through redundancy, then it's a pretty easy one - but if you've left because your last job took a turn for the worst, or you didn't get on with the role, it can make some recruiters query the likelihood of you sticking around at the role you're interviewing for, possibly reducing your chances of success.
Do the PH recruiters have any tips?
Of course, if you've left through redundancy, then it's a pretty easy one - but if you've left because your last job took a turn for the worst, or you didn't get on with the role, it can make some recruiters query the likelihood of you sticking around at the role you're interviewing for, possibly reducing your chances of success.
Do the PH recruiters have any tips?
Do you mean recruiters (agents, HR people) or do you mean the hiring manager?
"Recruiters" want to hear fluffy bunny stories about "needing new challenges" and "grow my skills" or utter BS about "company for whom I have always wanted to work".
Hiring Managers will be more pragmatic and thus a degree of the truth can be mentioned. Although you'd still be best advised to use something non-committal such as "I am concerned there is no room for progression".
"Recruiters" want to hear fluffy bunny stories about "needing new challenges" and "grow my skills" or utter BS about "company for whom I have always wanted to work".
Hiring Managers will be more pragmatic and thus a degree of the truth can be mentioned. Although you'd still be best advised to use something non-committal such as "I am concerned there is no room for progression".
CaptainSlow said:
Bebee said:
I'm confused
Q. Why did you leave your last job?
A. 'They offered 50% more money'
Am I missing something?
An ability to understand a simple concept. Q. Why did you leave your last job?
A. 'They offered 50% more money'
Am I missing something?
when they should have offered more than 50% to keep me on.
I need to lay off the wine I think!
"I was hired to help set up X (project, dept., etc.) Thanks to my great team we were able to finish the set-up in 6 months (ahead of schedule!) and have it run smoothly for the subsequent quarter. At that point X was handed over to lower level employees which I helped train, my hand-holding was no longer required, and unfortunately the company didn't have any challenging opportunities to offer me. It was an amicable departure and we're all still in touch on LinkedIn".
Something along these lines, with adjustments for timeline and type of project you were involved in.
Something along these lines, with adjustments for timeline and type of project you were involved in.
Can be for legit reasons too, for both recruiters and the people interviewing you.
My first job I was there 2.5 yrs, but worked from home for 2 of those years because they closed the office, left because I literally didn't want to go senile. Good excuse.
Currently looking to change again and honestly the job isn't as I expected. Theres a possibility I wont actually be able to park at work so on top of running a car that does 25mpg on a 40 mile round trip Ill then have parking costs...
My first job I was there 2.5 yrs, but worked from home for 2 of those years because they closed the office, left because I literally didn't want to go senile. Good excuse.
Currently looking to change again and honestly the job isn't as I expected. Theres a possibility I wont actually be able to park at work so on top of running a car that does 25mpg on a 40 mile round trip Ill then have parking costs...
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