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> it sounds like the sort of story to be wary about mentioning in future interviews Nobody expects honest answers when it comes to this sort of questions. If y

• herval 4y ago
  As any experienced interviewer will know, “I’m looking to explore new opportunities” is code for “I got fired” or “I’m not doing well”. You’re giving the interviewer full control over what they want to guess your issues are, so it’s usually a better idea to be a bit more upfront (in particular if you can explain what you learned in the process)
  • melony 4y ago
    Have you ever worked with people in HR at a large (more than 1K headcount) firm? Your mindset is that of an engineer's and you are overthinking things. An HR person doesn't give two fucks about why you are leaving your previous company in a high demand field like software engineering as long as there are no obvious red flags.
    • herval 4y ago
      Yes, I hired people and managed orgs at companies from 50 to 100k employees. I have a bit of experience doing this.