My current employer is doing alot of shady things with insurance companies and double billing people. I need to find another job. What do I say in an interview when they ask me where I work now and why am I leaving?
2006-10-25 03:42:22 · 11 answers · asked by Ha Ha Charade You Are................... 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
You want to remain positive. The interviewer will know where you work now because it will be on your Resume or Job Application, so be honest about "where you work now".
Though you may really dislike what is going on at your company find something positive to say. For example: "I'm ready to move into a position that will allow me to use my education and training and my current employer is not able to provide me with that opportunity."
In their book 'Interview Answers' Crisito and Funkhouser gives the following answers:
1. I'm interested in more responsibility and growth than my previous employer was able to offer. From my research, it appears that your company is on the cutting edge of our industry and there is room for me to advance.
2. I'm at the top of the salary range for my position (at my current job). I would like an opportunity for salary growth.
3. I feel that my department is too small to accommodate much advancement for me.
4. I am seeking opportunities to learn new skills and make a contribution. I believe your company will be a great match for me.
2006-10-25 04:02:00 · answer #1 · answered by reassistant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last thing you want to do is bad-mouth your current or former employers. You wouldn't be the first person to lie in an interview about that. You just have to be certain of what your employer will say should they call. I did say once in an interview that my ethical standards appeared to be higher than my employers'. The person nodded in agreement, "Oh, I've been there!" I have also said that an employer has been making cutbacks and I'm making a preemptive strike, and maybe someone else will be able to keep their job if I find another one. Then there is the old, less dangerous, "I feel as though I have exhausted my opportunities with the company. There is no further advancement that is available to me."
2016-03-28 07:10:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your interview is no doubt going to be the first meeting with your prospective employer.
You need to make sure that you give up an impression that you are a real professional person. Where what you are interested in is only work. At work you make only one relation & that's on the basis of work....
Be wise in conveying one thing that you are an honest preofessional, and would be part of firm that works on the best policy.."honesty".
Once you give up this impression, any wise person would easily figure out what makes you look for another job~!
2006-10-25 03:56:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them where you work and that you feel that your skills are being underutilized and that you are leaving to find a job with more rooom for advancement.Dont say bad things about your current employer even if the interviewer does because it shows you to be a back stabber.
2006-10-25 08:16:06 · answer #4 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them that you are not sure that your current employer is on the right ethical track. If they ask you for more details, decline to comment, and say that it would be unprofessional of you to air their dirty laundry in public. Resist the urge to gossip or go into details, as interested as the interviewer may be. It could really come back to haunt you! And before you leave the current employer, report them to your state board of insurance oversight (or whatever it's called in your state). Fraud like this drives up premiums for everyone. Shut 'em down.
2006-10-25 03:44:56 · answer #5 · answered by dcgirl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think the best is not to say anything negative about your current employer. Just say that you want more challenge and promotional opportunity and you feel you don't have that where you are now. You have to say where you work since it's going to be on your resume. If your company's practice is already known in the industry, you don't need to say anything. If not known, you don't say anything controversial .
2006-10-25 03:49:03 · answer #6 · answered by spot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't go into the dirty trash of your present employer. Stay above the battle.
Just tell them that you are not happy at your present place and that you heard they they are a good company to work for---or it is closer or have better benefits or are more employee friendly.
Avoid trashing your present employer as you may not have all of the facts.
Good luck
2006-10-25 03:46:52 · answer #7 · answered by Mikey D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are never to say anything negative about a previous job or employer
The way you answer this question is There is no room for advancement or growth with the company.
2006-10-25 04:14:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them at this time you prefer that your employer does not know, taht there is some areas of issues that you don't agree with. Be upfront and honest but dont give out too much information.
2006-10-25 03:49:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell them that you have found some concerns with their ethics in their business practice and you do not wish to be associated with possible illegal activities. At least that would be the honest answer
2006-10-25 03:45:54 · answer #10 · answered by koral2800 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋