Why did you leave your last job?

• Never say you left your job for a negative reason, such as not getting on with the staff or because of the salary. If the reason was negative try and focus on something positive i.e. I wanted a new opportunity / I wanted to return to education.
• Try to give answers such as: I left because I wanted to move to Ireland to improve my English and gain more skills.
• I left because it was contract work and the contract was not renewable.
• I left because I wanted to do further training.
• Due to the recession many people were let go
• Finish by saying something positive e.g. I learned a lot in that position and developed skills in relation to _____-_________-____________. Which I would like to bring to your company.

Example

I left my last job as a sales assistant because it was temporary contact however I learned a lot about professional customer service and merchandising products and I would like to bring that knowledge and experience to your company.