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In response to ""5 Ways You are Ruining Your Job Search" -- (link)" by Andie

sadly, i maybe guilty of one of those sometimes

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Aug 31 '12, 07:04

the one about blaming why you leave your job.

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I struggle with that one myself, since I am a tell it like it is kinda dude. - groiny Aug 31, 07:08
i think for you wouldn't you say something like 'now that i've been accredited, I really feel it's time to move to a new, more challenging, - Andie Aug 31, 07:07 32
- the problem with your line, is that no one will buy it. - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:20 17
  - That's wrong --- else why would anyone get accredited? To prove they can handle more duties. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 31, 07:24
  - "It opens up new opportunities that aren't available with my current employer." - TWuG Aug 31, 07:22 1
    - Exactly. "Hey, working here for the last 8 years was great. But now that I'm accredited, it's time to move onward and upward." -- nm - Jim Aug 31, 07:25
  - i think you are wrong. you can easily say you've reached the limit of where you can go at your current employer and your new - Andie Aug 31, 07:22 13
    - the professional recruiters have so far agreed with me, that saying i am doing this because of - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:24 12
      - I think you're undercutting yourself, big time. It's really not hard to say you've hit the limits of what your current place can offer you. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:26 10
        
        there is nothing wrong with saying i hit the limits of what i can do, but i hit the limits before my accredidation - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:27 7
        
        but.... now that you are accredited, you are exploring the opportunities provided by it. i mean, that's true and understandable and - Andie Aug 31, 07:28 5
        
        agreed. - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:31 4
        
        That IM *IS* your answer! You are thinking way to hard about this. -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 07:32 1
        
        actually, no, i wasnt thinking hard enough before my previous interviews - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:47
        
        that's perfect. there is no problem here. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:32
        
        that is your answer. exactly what your IM says. that's it. -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 07:32
        
        and then you got your accreditation, because you wanted to keep advancing. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:28
        
        especially as it is a small firm. i mean, you leaving is really the ONLY logical thing to do at this point. -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 07:26 1
        
        This is the only negative I would bring to the discussion. "The firm is too small" -- nm - decline Aug 31, 07:41
      - *shrug* okay., good luck. -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 07:25
- tis not what i say, but its hard to describe why i am leaving - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:12 13
  - "my duties are slowly being taken away from me" is the equivalent of shooting yourself in the foot. The employer hears "I suck, but don't know it" - TWuG Aug 31, 07:18
  - see, to me, as an interviewer, i would wonder if your boss was worried about your work and was therefore overseeing. - Andie Aug 31, 07:17 10
    - i know, and that is where i have problems. - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:19 9
      - Why would you ever make someone think you want to go to work for them for *bad* reasons? -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:41
      - Don't say anything about your decreasing work load. At all. The interviewer will assume your boss doesn't have faith in you and that it's your fault -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 07:20 7
        
        so far i havent found an answer that seems acceptable, and which doesnt cause more questions - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:22 1
        
        What question are they giving you where you have to answer that your work load is being taken away? - TWuG Aug 31, 07:26
        
        this. there is *zero* reason to bring that up. -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 07:21 4
        
        yup. You have to weave a scenario, even if somewhat false, to avoid that entirely IMO. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 31, 07:22 3
        
        yeah, i need to work on this, this weekend. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:25 2
        
        Why would you need a scenario to say "I wish to tackle new opportunities that aren't currently available in my office." - Will Hunting Aug 31, 07:29 1
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 07:42
  - I think you really need to be careful. Tell them your job is stagnating and you want to move forward. but do not complain about the boss. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:16

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