CVs and Interviews

A crystal ball is the only possible way to predict what questions you will be asked during interview. Unfortunately most jobseekers don’t have access to a crystal ball. You can still play a percentage game and the percentages are high that an interviewer will ask about your reasons for leaving previous employment. This provides them with valuable information about a number of areas including motivation and career planning. Like the other interview question topics there can be a number of variations of this interview question. I have outlined a popular version below.

Why did you leave (are you leaving) your current role?

If you currently employed then provide an answer putting your response into a positive context. Many job seekers relate negative information about previous work and employers but this is not advisable. Yes we can all make a mistake and a wrong career choice but be careful how you tell this story. If you are unemployed again try to put a positive spin on it. For example if you were made redundant tell the interviewer how you escaped the initial redundancy round or how the whole plant closed.

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