Archived Voat, an interviewer askes you why you want to leave your current job, how do you respond? (AskVoat)
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Archived Voat, an interviewer askes you why you want to leave your current job, how do you respond? (AskVoat)
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[–] joseremarque 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Bad mouthing your former employer usually does not sit well with interviewers.
[–] Sectan ago (edited ago)
Then why ask the question? If I had no issues with my former employer, WHY AM I GETTING A JOB WITH YOU!? Obviously I don't like my previous job, that is why I'm coming to you for a different one.
[–] joseremarque ago
To be honest, I don't think it's a very good question. When I am interviewing someone I rarely ask it. The only reason is to catch someone out in exactly this way.
[–] jeegte12 ago
That's the point of OP's question...? If the answer were obvious, we wouldn't be talking about it.
I'm moving jobs very soon, and the reason I gave to the interviewer was that I didn't like my geographical location. I wanted to move somewhere better, more active.