reason for leaving? help

CantWait2Be

I'm starting to apply for jobs and am finding that applications want info for reason for leaving.  I'm not sure what to put.  One particular job, which is similar to what I"m trying to find now, I left because the boss sucked and didn't support her employees.  When I left I returned to my previous employer (in a different field) and started out making 3k more.  I don't know what to put for my reson for leaving?  Especially because I can't use pay as an excuse because I expect the pay to be similar now to what it was then.  Help please.

Sunidaze

I left a totally horrible job - with no job to fall back on.  When asked why I left (for those who weren't familiar with the doctor for whom I worked - those who knew the doc did not even have to ask) I just told them that the job was not a good fit. 

SunAndRain

left to pursue more challenging responsibilities offering greater opportunities for career development

Ready4theParty

BrandySun:

I left a totally horrible job - with no job to fall back on.  When asked why I left (for those who weren't familiar with the doctor for whom I worked - those who knew the doc did not even have to ask) I just told them that the job was not a good fit. 

This.  I left for the same reason.  I was there a year and a half.  No one really questioned why when I had said it wasn't a good fit.  I had one HR person ask me what about the job wasn't a good fit.  I explained that the job description was different than what the job actually was.  The woman asked me if it was supervisor issue.  I said yes.  I didn't get the job, but I learned later that the supervisor I would have had was worse than my previous supervisor.

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BrandySun:

I left a totally horrible job - with no job to fall back on.  When asked why I left (for those who weren't familiar with the doctor for whom I worked - those who knew the doc did not even have to ask) I just told them that the job was not a good fit. 

I did the same thing!  I left a terrible job with nothing else lined up.  It was a work/life balance issue, mostly, so I have said that it was not a good fit. 

 

CantWait2Be

I'm afraid to say something about not a good fit because I'm looking for a very similar job now. I would like to avoid having to explain the situation actually. The job I went back to is in a different industry and is what I'm trying to get out of now. I feel stuck on being able to apply for anything because I need to be able to answer this on the app.