
‚Why do you want to leave your current company after just over a year?’
Hi everyone. I have an introductory call scheduled with a recruiter. My current company has terrible leadership and toxic wlb where my inputs are not valued much since they feel juniors are completely dumb. I joined this company (after completing 6 months of internship) right after my graduation in June 2022.
I'm sure I'll be asked this question of leaving my current company after just over a year. What should I respond with?
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Don’t make it about just the company It’s considered negative to bad mouth your current employer, even if you’re being real
I’ve gone with “the strategic direction they were taking/where my role was heading didn’t align with what I want to do in the mid to long term@

+1. Always better to say something like my growth goals were not aligned with my job profile.

Thank you for your reply, both! I'll keep it focussed to my career growth.

I say my company is planning layoffs (which they could be) and reactions are always sympathetic.