The 5 Worst Reasons To Quit Your Job...

When you are looking for that next job, there is one question that you best believe you will be asked by the hiring representative for the job you are applying for; "Why are you leaving your current job?"

Kris Dunn from Fistfuloftalent provides you with the 5 worst responses to the question. Take some time to formulate a response to this question and do not make it any one of these 5 (http://www.fistfuloftalent.com).

5. "The new company offered me more money" - I know this is a reality, but if that's your lead (rather than embedded as one of 4 to 5 reasons) I get a picture of a mercenary for hire, aka Rambo... If you left them for 10%, will you do the same to us? Probably.

4. "I wasn't challenged" - This might be the reality, but don't engaged employees get the grunt work done and naturally find challenges to tackle that are in line with their interests? If you give me the image of you doing grunt work and not being satisfied, it's not enough. I need to hear what you did to innovate in the role, and if you can't provide, then it can be a problem. Especially for an autonomous position.

3. "I didn't agree with how things were done" - Again, it's all in the context. What didn't you agree with? Accountability for results? Pressure to hit deadlines? A culture of harassment? If I follow up, and it's things in alignment with the first two items (accountability), that's not good.

2. "It's not that I"m lazy, it's that I just don't care. It's a problem of motivation, Bob" - Just seeing if you were still reading. I haven't interviewed Peter Gibbons lately, although that would be cool...

1. "I didn't get along with my manager" - A tough one, because it can be the reality. When I follow up on this one, I need to hear what was unreasonable about the manager. If he/she is a tyrant, OK, I get it. If I hear that they were too involved, or that they held people accountable, it can be an issue for the candidate. After all, there are many types of bosses - adaptability is key.