Why are you leaving your current job?
- ~90s answer
- 30s to prepare
- Free
What a strong answer does
How it's built
- 1State clearly that you're not leaving because something went wrong, before explaining the real reason.
- 2Give the honest, structural reason — scope, growth, timing — not a vague or evasive one.
- 3Mention that you raised it internally first, if true — it signals you handle things directly.
Delivery
Keep this one calm and matter-of-fact — any bitterness in tone here raises more questions than the words answer.Delivery
Don't speed through "I'm not leaving because anything went wrong" — let it land as sincere, not defensive.Words worth practising
transition
for a change you managed, not one that happened to you.
milestone
a concrete checkpoint, not a vague sense of progress — pair it with what the checkpoint actually was.
transparent
describes how you communicated, not what you communicated — pair it with a specific example.
achievement
the word interviewers listen for when they ask what you're proud of — say it clearly, don't mumble the ending.
ambitious
four syllables, stress on the third — am-BISH-us — worth practising before you need it live.
culture
say what specifically you mean by it — the word alone, without an example, tells an interviewer nothing.
Straight answers
How long should my answer be?
Aim for about 90 seconds, spoken naturally — long enough to give a real example, short enough that you don't lose the interviewer's attention. sayit's timer here is set to exactly that.
Do I have to follow the model answer word for word?
No — it's one strong way to answer, not a script to memorise. Borrow the structure and a few phrases if they help, but answer with your own real example; a memorised answer usually sounds memorised.
What does sayit actually check when I record my answer?
Your pace, pauses, filler words, and how closely each sound you produced matches its target — not whether your answer's content or structure was strong. Use the notes on this page for that part.
Ready to answer it out loud?
Free, no card. Pace, filler words, pauses, and the exact sounds to fix — the same depth a paying member sees.