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Upvoting this. Never ever complain about your current job when interviewing for a new job. Always spin it in a positive way. People in the new job won't care ab
by skuunk1 13y ago
Upvoting this. Never ever complain about your current job when interviewing for a new job. Always spin it in a positive way. People in the new job won't care about your old job and complaining during an interview looks like sour grapes.
You need positive reasons for making the move (talk up how much you feel the new job will help you and how you can contribute to the company). In fact, if you make it seem like you don't really want to leave your current role you might even get a higher salary than the one posted (provided you can convince them you are a good fit).
- GFK_of_xmaspast 13y agoTry not to complain about your previous jobs or schooling either unless it makes a really really good story (and get confirmation on this from independent sources). Like, I interview a paerson who dropped out of graduate school or left after a master's, I want to hear things like "I decided academia and I weren't good fits for each other" or "the two-body problem" or even "ain't no faculty jobs, yo", and I don't want to hear "my advisor's a jerk", even if your advisor is such a jerko supremo they get blogged about or something. EDIT: What I'm trying to get across with these posts is "don't give me a reason to say 'no'."