I have an interview tomorrow within my current company. One of the questions I know that will come up is why do I want to leave my current position. I really need to be careful here since I am staying within the company and my potential new management is very close with my current management. Any suggestions?

My other concern is if I am asked about weakness interview questions. I never know how to answer this.

-Christine

Don’s answer to why you want to leave your current position

I would tie the answer to the question about leaving your current position to career growth. You can’t be expected to keep the same position in the same company forever. That would be unrealistic. Employers prefer their employees to seek advancement within the company instead of losing them to a competitor.

There is a great answer on how to address weakness interview questions? on page 24 in The Complete Interview Answer Guide. It works for anyone and any position.

-Don