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help with "why do you want to leave?"
I am starting the interview process tomorrow. I have several reasons for wanting to leave my current position, but the biggest one is that my husband and I work for the same company. This is not against company policy or anything like that, and it worked out for us for several months. Recently I have started feeling like I would be happier if I had a completely separate professional life, so I have decided to start looking around. This is bittersweet, because I actually do like my job. Mostly I want to leave for personal reasons. Can anyone give me advice on how to respond to questions from potential employers of why I want to leave my current position? Is honesty the best policy?
Re: help with "why do you want to leave?"
Are there other reasons? Are the places you're applying to providing an opportunity for advancement you don't have where you are? Does the fact that your and your DH work at the same company mean there may be a possible conflict of interest/responsibilities at some point if you advance where you are? Do you just want a fresh start?
I'd think about those types of questions and see if you can articulate a reason other than, "I don't want to work the same place my husband does." For one, it's a personal reason and I like going for professional reasons. For another, it seems like an odd reason (IMO) to leave a job you like.
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There could potentially be a perceived conflict of interest / perceived independence issue in the future, but again, we are not in violation of company policy. We are both CPAs working in public accounting. The jobs I am considering are with other public accounting firms, so essentially my opportunities for advancement would be the same. I am looking at mostly smaller firms, and I do think that I would like the type of work better at a smaller firm. Maybe I should just go with that. Do you think I should even mention my husband working at the same firm as me?
I think it would be much better to say that you were looking for a smaller firm, and articulate the reasons you think a smaller firm would be a better fit for you.
I (and this is a personal opinion) would not even mention your DH working at the same firm as you. I worked at the same company as my DH when we were dating, and it never occurred to me to use that as a reason to give potential employers for wanting to leave. The only way I could see that happening would be if that company's ridiculous nepotism policy went into effect (long story) or if there was a conflict that came up. Even then it would be the last thing on my list. As I said, I prefer to give professional reasons other than personal ones.
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Thank you for your advice. I agree that I should stay or go only for reasons related to my individual professional career path.
Focus on why you want the job you are interviewing for:
"While my current firm is a great place the opportunity to work here at your firm offers X Y and Z, I am really happy and successfull at my current firm but when I saw that there was an opportunity to work here I realized I had to apply fothe position."
You sound like a hot commodity and show that you are interested in the specific position in front of you not just another job.
Ditto. An old boss once told me the reason I was hired over the other person who was in the final 2 was because the other person sounded like she wanted a job. I made it clear I wanted THIS job.
I thought that was great insight, and ever since then, I've always approached this question by *briefly* answering their question about why I was looking in the first place, but then immediately bridging into and emphasizing why I felt the job I was interviewing for was a great fit.
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