How To Handle The Question "Why Did You Leave Your Last Job" In Interviews

How do I handle the question, "Why did you leave your last job"?

Why did you leave your last job? is another semi-tricky question that most interviewers ask and it's a valid question for them to ask. They have a right to know why you did leave your last employer, or your last job. If you left your last employer on terms that weren't the most positive, then downplay those issues and tell the interviewer that you left your last position because you were seeking a better opportunity. You're not lying, that's the absolute truth and hopefully the position for which you are now interviewing is that better opportunity. If you left your last employer on good terms, then there's absolutely nothing that can get you into trouble with that answer. Once again, you can just put a positive spin on it and say I was looking for an opportunity that would allow me to stretch and grow even more than my last job provided for me.