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I work for a huge company but at this point you can’t move on because they are filling most positions with people who are right out of college. Holding positions for when they graduate. If I am interviewing at a new company and they ask why I am leaving rather than seeking a different opportunity within the company, what is a reasonable answer?
My question (that I wouldn't verbalize ) is...why do they care? They should be concerned with why I want to work for them.
They care because why would your own company not want to promote you or not allow a talented person to move for a career opportunity internally? Why don’t you have contacts you’ve developed who will go to bat for you internally?
It’s a logical thought to have.
Sure, you might just have a bad company and maybe it really does boil down to that, but it doesn’t hurt for them to ask.
They care because why would your own company not want to promote you or not allow a talented person to move for a career opportunity internally? Why don’t you have contacts you’ve developed who will go to bat for you internally?
That's none of their business. They should be concerned with whether my skills are a match for the position they're trying to fill. Why aren't they working at my current company to know for themselves? If there's a dubious reason for my departure, I certainly won't tell you. The question is a waste of time and certainly would be (and has been) a red flag for me as a candidate. I wouldn't be jumping to work for any company focused on my past.
Says you. But you're the one who started the thread. Right?
Your assumptions are now being challenged.
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They should be concerned with whether my skills are a match for the position they're trying to fill.
They are. But they are also curious why your current employer isn't taking full advantage of all
the wonderfulness you seem to be presenting to the new company.
The obvious answer is that some link in this assumption equation is wrong.
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I wouldn't be jumping to work for any company focused on my past.
You people who pick apart a post line by line are hilarious. Yes, says me...as a person who is responding to the thread. Now, do you have something of value to contribute, or is your role to antagonize people whose views you don't agree with? The poster asked a question. Since you obviously think the question is valid, I'm sure she'd appreciate an answer that will help her.
You people who pick apart a post line by line are hilarious. Yes, says me...as a person who is responding to the thread. Now, do you have something of value to contribute, or is your role to antagonize people whose views you don't agree with? The poster asked a question. Since you obviously think the question is valid, I'm sure she'd appreciate an answer that will help her.
All these responses should be helpful; in order for her to respond favorably she should have an idea of why the question is being asked - you clearly have no idea.
The hiring company is asking because they want to know as much about the potential hire as they can to make an informed hiring decision. Companies want people who are ambitious, who look to broaden their horizons, show initiative and branch out to gain more knowledge. Joe Lunchbox, who shows up, signs in, drones through his shift and signs out right on the dot might get the job done but unless he's on an assembly line employers are looking for more because they're always looking to the future even if some employees are not.
They care because why would your own company not want to promote you or not allow a talented person to move for a career opp
Or maybe the new employer is offering a dead end job and does not want someone who has options to move up. So if the OP is stuck in a dead end job, and they're offering a dead-end job, the match is good!
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) is...why do they care? They should be concerned with why I want to work for them.
