Senior Developer Interview Question: Why Did You Leave Company X
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Why Did You Leave Company X:
This question may or may not hide a trap. But your stupidity can easily lead you into one.
You can handle this most gracefully by describing your transition as simply a progression in your career, your hunger for learning (be specific about the skill here, don’t just dwell abstractly on learning), or taking on a bigger responsibility (again, describe the role you were aiming for).
If the job tenure was too short, you may need to come up with a more logical explanation. Something like:
“I realized it after some time, that the role was not fit for my skills and…
