- So why did you leave your last job? That's a tricky question. I can almost guarantee
that in your next interview this question would come up. Now unless you've never
worked a day in your life, and this is kinda your first
job, then, if that's the case, I would suggest you watch my other videos on interview challenges, right. But in this case, if
you worked for somebody, and then now you apply
for your next position. Now keep in mind, there
are only a few scenarios, and I'm gonna give you some scripts and words that you could say, and how to handle these
different objections. So, why did you leave your last job? Let's say, take a first example, that you actually left a last job, you didn't get fired, you left the job. What you don't wanna do is, never ever put down your
ex-boss or your ex-company, because the minute you
do that, first of all, it feels that you are
kind of holding grudges, or that you're badmouthing somebody else. As an employer, like oh,
if you leave this job, is that what you're gonna do to me? So don't do that. And don't share stuff that gets
very personal and emotional, oh I don't feel like I'm being valued, I don't feel like I'm getting paid enough. That's not how you bring
it up either, right. Because, again, as an employer, I will worry if you come in the company, is that what you're gonna be thinking? Am I bringing in a bad apple? So, let's say you walk
out of that environment, and you quit that business. So here's something that you could say. So, why did you leave your last job? And you can say, "Well, I enjoyed the three
years that I worked in ABC Company." "And we actually took
the company from X to Y." "And during that time I've learned a lot, and I met some amazing people." "But, you know, it's time, I
feel like I'm ready for more. "And I feel that I could do more, "and I'm looking for a new
position in your company "to take on more challenges,
and to grow, and to be more." You see how that works, right? You are explaining it, you're
not putting anybody down, you're just simply saying, "You know, it's my personal
choice, that I wanna grow, "I wanna do more and I
believe I could do more." So as an employer, from my perspective, "Okay, this person is looking
for a bigger platform." "That's normal, everybody wants to grow." You're not badmouthing anybody,
so that's a very good reply. Now, on the other hand, what
if you actually got laid off? It's some corporate restructuring
and you got laid off, so how do you bring that up? It's no good when you bring it up, "Well, you know what, one
day I walked in the office "and the VP of Human Resources
just hand me a letter "and I packed my stuff, and here I am today, "I'm applying for this job." No, that's not what you say. Okay, don't say that. Let's say you're working
for a gaming company. Explain the scenario. "I've been with this gaming
company for almost five years, "and in the last two years, "we've invested millions of dollars "developing these two games, "and unfortunately none
of those sold very well. "And the company lost millions
and millions of dollars." See, nothing personal. It's just, things happen. The company made some bad
investments, and here I am today. So that feels very
neutral, doesn't it, right? It doesn't feel like
you're attacking anybody, it doesn't feel like you're
acting like a victim, it's just, the company
made some bad decisions, and they lost money and they
had to let some people go. Now of course, afterwards, you might need to insert some
of your personal stories. And a little bit after that. 'Cause you've set the stage, the frame, but now you've gotta explain how that relates to your skillsets, what you could bring to this new company that you're applying for, right. Another scenario, now maybe you got fired because of your attitude, your
performance, or personality. I hope that's not the case,
but that might be the case. If that's the case, you gotta look within, what are some of the
things you gotta share for, and some of the things you gotta improve, because the same shit is
gonna happen in the next job. Assuming you're correcting them, so here's what you could say, "You know, I have been
the VP for this company "for 4 years now, "and during that time,
I have learned a lot," and again, results. "We have been able to expand,
we've got these results, "and we've been able to
develop new territories," whatever it might be. "One day, the CEO feels like
the vision that they have, "management changes, that
they feel like they want "to bring on someone new,
they feel like my strengths "no longer matched the
vision of the company. "And so then, I'm here, "seeking new challenges to
bring everything I've learned "from the previous company,
the new skills, the experience, "the contacts I have, "to be able to put my talents
to work in this new position." That's it. Keep it very very very simple. So you are acting, you are talking, you are behaving like a professional. Don't get too emotional, don't get, "Oh man, I don't know
why they fired me," no. Very logical and say, "Hey, here's what happens, "here's why I'm here, here's
what I'm looking for." Don't badmouth anybody,
don't put them down. Just be very neutral. And then, the interviewer,
the employer would be, now, they would ask you other
different types of questions, which I'll teach you in the other videos. And don't spend too much time on this. Don't go on and on and on,
'cause I see this a lot too. Don't tell them your entire
history in that company, 30 seconds, one minute, you got it? Comment below and let me
know if this works for you. Next time you know what to
say when someone asks you, "Hey, why did you leave your last job? "What's the deal here?" You can reply as a professional.
