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Why do I want to leave my job?
I have an interview on Friday with another company, and I am dreading this question that I am sure will likely be asked.
Background: I have been with Insurance company X for over 4.5 years. I am in an extremely unique roll and due to the sheer volume of the workload and projects, I have asked for help NUMEROUS times because quite frankly I can't do it alone. I am not shy about asking for help and have every person that I have trained to assist me has been promoted, switched departments, or quit or was fired. So needless to say, trying to get a backup internally has been HARD. Then on my review in May they had the audacity to tell me I need to ask for help more often... (Seriously?)
So I have a friend of a friend that contacted me and said, "Hey we've got this job opening and i thought of you. I think you should send over your resume. I think you'd be a good fit." This company is also insurance, but completely different lines. Substantially smaller in size of employees, etc. The friend of a friend that works there has never once spoken poorly of her employer, workload, coworkers, etc. She always speaks glowingly of everyone and everything.
I sent my resume in yesterday, and by the afternoon I had an interview scheduled for this Friday. . . aaaaand I KNOW this question is going to come up....
Anyone have any great ideas about how I ought to approach this when asked??
I told my supervisor that I updated my resume and I put it out in the Sea, and not to be surprised if she gets any calls. She is aware that it's out there and may get bites....
Re: Why do I want to leave my job?
Wow, you told your supervisor you were looking for a new job? Interesting.
In any case, you can approach it a lot of different ways and still be telling the truth. You were looking for a smaller company with a different focus than what you currently have. That you're looking for a new challenge, since you've been at your current company almost 5 years and there's no opportunity for advancement or learning of new skills. That you're looking for more of a management role than you currently have (if that's what you want and the new job will provide it). That your friend spoke so highly of the company, and your research found it to be so great, you couldn't help but apply for the job. Etc.
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