Senior Executives. . . How To Avoid Your Next Employer’s Biggest Trap!

If you’re looking for a job as a senior executive get ready for some traps. There are lots of them. But the one that often sabotages an interview is the question: “Why did you leave (or why are you leaving) your job?”

How you answer that question will either enhance your senior executive candidacy or completely turn an employer off to you. So you need to consider the question well in advance of your interview. And practice you answer out loud.

Obviously, when they ask about why you’re leaving, an employer has a vested interest in your motivations. If he/she detects that you’re a job-hopper, or a disgruntled employee, or a bad actor, or overly-ambitious . . . well, these negative images of you can be a turn off.

Why? Because an employer has to feel comfortable that you can be a productive member of his/her team. You can be a goof-up in many other areas of your career advancement, but if the hiring decision-maker doesn’t like you--doesn’t feel good about having you as an associate--you’re out!

So, how do you fall into the trap?

Well, for one thing, by becoming defensive about why you’re in the job market. It’s suicidal to think you can make points by telling a prospective employer about how poorly you’ve been treated by your boss. Or you don’t like your co-workers. Or you’re bored. Or you’re underpaid.

Now, all of these may be true. But it’s the kiss of death of you think you’ll get some traction by bringing these up in an interview. No, there’s a much better way to handle a question about why you’re leaving your current or most recent job.

For example, you want to refer to your current (or last) senior executive position as an opportunity to add skills and experience to the career path you’ve chosen. And now you’re ready to take the next step on that path. You’re expecting to find a home for your unique capabilities--a place where you can make difference!

Look, a job search trap lurks around every interview corner. The good news is that you can avoid all the pitfalls and traps of a traditional job search by mastering some simple alternative job search strategies.

It all begins with a plan. At a senior executive level it’s suicide to be without one.

After all, this is the 21st Century where the old-fashioned ways of finding a senior executive position are passe. Why? Because employer’s expectations are a lot different from the last time you looked for a job. A powerful step-by-step plan significantly accelerate your job search.

You start by abandoning all the old-fashioned job search methods and their lock-step recommendations that can turn your job hunt into months and months of aggravating disappointment. When you do, you’ll find you can entertaining job offers in a little as 2 weeks.

Paul Bowley manages EEI, the world-class pioneer in alternative job search techniques and non-traditional career advancement strategies . . . since 1985. Check out THE WORLD’S FASTEST JOB SEARCH SYSTEM! http://www.fastest-job-search.com

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