Job Interview Questions: Job Interview - What do i say when they ask why are you leaving your job?

I have a job interview tomorrow at a law firm being a admin assistant. What I'm doing now is the same thing basically, same duties but I am leaving because I want a full-time position with a better pay which they are offering. When the interviewer asks me why do I want to leave? What should I say? How should I phrase it in a very professional way, that I am leaving due to more hours & better pay?

Thanks in advance.

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I always sit second chair at our law firm's interviews. I am the sole paralegal in our firm and my boss values my opinion. With that said, we never ask why you left. We try not to put people on the spot. If you are asked this question, I would leave out the part about pay. It's kind of taboo to speak or bring up money matters in an interview unless the interviewer brings it up.

I would say, "I feel I've outgrown my position at ABC Company and am looking for the opportunity to grow professionally with a different company."

If they inquire why you've felt you have outgrown your position, that is when you can mention that the position was only part-time and you want more for your career. I would leave the better pay out of it. That's just a bonus :)

Some Sound Job Interview Advice

• You say, that you want a better range of job opportunities that do not exist with your current employers, the possibility of advancement, to take more responsibility is the primary reason for your approaching them, for the job in question.
  
  The opportunity for a career, rather than "just a job", is your motivation, There is nothing wrong with ambition, and saying so to an interviewer, tells them that you are more likely to actually do something without needing to be told, to progress both your career, and their business enterprise, this willingness to work for a purpose, is the quality they seek, not just someone who will simply watch the clock, while they wait to go home...
  
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• You are currently working part time and seeking full time employment. Leave out better pay, b/c that tells them you'll jump ship if someone else comes along offering even more. Seeking FT employment kind of already says you are looking for more money.


• Tell the interviewer you're wanting to further your career by seeking better opportunties.