11 Good Reasons for Leaving a Job (Interview Answer)

11 Good Reasons for Leaving a Job (Interview Answer)

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#1. The Job Didn’t Align With Your Career Goals

– I felt like the job didn’t align with my career aspirations. I decided that I wanted to work as a C++ developer, but the job I worked was that of a web developer.

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#2. You Were (Unjustly) Passed Over a Promotion

– I excelled at my last job, achieved all the KPIs, and managed to complete Project X successfully and on time, all this over the 5 years I was working there. Despite it all, I didn’t get promoted to the management position, which I found very demotivating. Or: – I realized that Company X wasn’t giving me the growth 

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#2. You Were (Unjustly) Passed Over a Promotion

opportunities I need at this stage of my career.

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#3. You Got a Better Deal From Another Company

– I left Company X because Company Y offered me a better position.

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#4. You’re Looking for a Different Work Arrangement

– I recently had a child and wanted to free up my time by switching to a freelancing arrangement. Or: – I wanted to move to Jackson, Wyoming, and so I looked for a company that offered the option to work remotely.

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#5. You Don’t Get Along With Your New Boss or Supervisor

– When my supervisor left the company, the work environment was just not the same. Their replacement was a bit too micromanaging, which is not something I like in a job.

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#6. You Had Personal Issues to Deal With

– I had a family emergency and had to take care of my mother full-time for a few months.

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#7. You’re Overqualified for the Job

– The role didn’t exactly match my expectations, and I believe that I was significantly overqualified and underutilized. Instead of focusing on what I’m good at - cold, outbound sales - I was tasked with warming up leads for sales staff that weren’t as qualified to close them, which led to a lot of missed sales for the company.

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#8. Company Dynamics Changed (In a Bad Way)

– The company turned very autocratic after the new management took over, which I personally didn’t get along with.

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#9. The Job Didn’t Match Your Expectations

– The job didn’t actually match the job description. I was expecting to work as a React developer (which is the skill I wanted to develop), but it instead involved working with a very obscure framework that is not related to my desired career path.

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#10. You Were Laid Off

– The project I was working on got canceled, and as the company didn’t have any openings in other projects they had to let me go. That said, I’m still very close with the management team at Company X, and if you’d like, I can provide a reference.

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#11. You Were Fired

– I was fired because of a mismatch between the job and my understanding of it. I expected for the role to be more focused on illustrations (which is what I excel at), but I ended up doing a lot of UX/UI work instead, which isn’t necessarily my strong suit, nor what I want to do with my career. As such, I underperformed at the role, and the management just didn’t like my output.

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