I have been interviewing; the interviewers had asked this question few times.
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Interesting. How did your new job respond?
I told my new job I wanted to move forward with a different career that is challenging. I also told them I did not agree with the direction BNYMellon was heading since there have been so many layoffs and my team was almost completely gone.
@3wdm
Your constant officious and overly pedantic attempt to correct grammar and punctuation on this web site is grown wearisome and haughty.
I’d take the high road and simply say that you don’t want to schlepp into work every day as your potential new manager does. Then explain to him how he has wasted his careee by commuting.
Hey, what would I know. I’m only a professional, not a “Profession” as you are. Teach us something such as how “you’re a profession”. It sounds fascinating.
It's a very common question with the recruiter or hiring manager. It also includes a lot of factors such as how long you were with the current role. If you have been in your current role for 10+ years the answer may be different from someone whose been here for 2 years.
For me I answer generically as some have commented. Something like "I am looking for new challenges" or "I am looking to grow in my career and not finding much growth opportunities in current role." The recruiter should understand, I never seen any of them press me harder.
I think its one of those questions that fall under the "no right answers, only wrong ones" category. What the recruiter does not want to hear is you listing a laundry list of why the company is awful. That is airing too much dirty laundry and you could be labeled a complainer/not team player.
@2llc You are very confused and will be a lifer.
You tell them you’re looking for better opportunity, better hours , better pay etc. never bash your current place because that is considered by the new place you’re interviewing with . If BNYM gives you an exit interview like they used, then let them know it all . Not like they give a sh-t
@2cmk, sounds like YOU want to be my helicopter mom, or as you would incorrectly type "Mom". I spend more time to write my resume and don't even re-read by post before hitting submit. Smart people know how to spend their time efficiently and proofreading my free advice isn't worth it.
@2fuk, if you don't let an interviewer know that you want to work from home, they'll probably force you to come into the office for no reason.
There’s nothing but endless amusement here. So let’s spoil it with a serious question…
How did folks here actually get their jobs? We’ve ruled out skills, prior job experience and even 4 year degrees from decent community colleges…
Know somebody like a relative that put in a plug for you? Successful adult friend cajoled into being a reference?
A word to the wise… don’t “explain that work here has been like a meme” unless you learn how to use the term correctly in a sentence. Are you folks intent on ditching in interviews or something? Maybe BNYMama has you convinced that you cannot do better and likely at this point you can’t. So work on skilling up, learn and grow confident.
LOL… in the unlikely event that @1evv could manage to get his résumé reasonably well written (“Or course you would frame it that you're a profession and expect to have the freedom to get the job done from home like you have been for the past 8 years.”)
Or of course “you’re a Profession” (LOL) and you expect mutual respect between you and your employer and all work at home. Don't forget to bring your helicopter Mom to the interview as well as all participation trophies
Can these coworkers really be still walking among us?
Ignore this wag. It’s obvious why this Employee is a lifer until termination. What incredibly bad advice for an interview
Don't be afraid to tell the truth if your reasons make sense. For instance, if you are sick of being treated like a child, micro-managed and forced to come into the office for no reason, be sure mention it. Or course you would frame it that you're a profession and expect to have the freedom to get the job done from home like you have been for the past 8 years. And maybe work in something about mutual respect between you and your employer. If they don't accept that, you don't want to work for them anyway.
You could explain that every day here is like living in a meme?
Just kidding, lots of good advice in here. You are not running from BNYM, you are running to a new employee for the opportunities.
The text book answer is that you are looking for a more challenging opportunity.
But there must be hundreds of reasons in reality.
It’s easy to take the high road in an interview because all recruiters know the toxicity of BNYM. Be polite and answer in terms of your career and what you want to do next and can offer to them No need to bash.
it will make you stand out in a good way from the losers who post about how much they hate work here (and apparently everywhere else that they’ve worked.
They are not looking for the WHY, as this is a behavioral question. They ask that to see if you're a complainer and/or a gossiper - no one likes to hire one.
Just say you're looking for new challenges, want to learn X, Y and Z and currently this is not being offered at BNYM. You may also say that you have learned ABC and is getting passionate about it, but you don't see where you could use that now.
Way too many reorgs for one to get the opportunity to thrive. Not just good for the personnel, but isn’t great for the organization. Now while one can’t control this at the Org level, one can do what’s in control - one’s own career