一個避重就輕的標準答案是：
My last job/company is not bad. The salary and welfares are satisfying. Actually, I was reluctant to quit, but I believe I could have better career opportunities in your company.(我以前的公司不錯，工資待遇都挺好的，我真不想辭職，但我認爲在貴公司可能有更好的發展空間。)
其他推薦答案如下：
I found myself bored with the work and looking for more changes and opportunities. (我發現自己厭倦了那份工作，希望尋求更多變化和機遇。)
There isn’t enough room for growth with my previous employer and I’m ready to move on to a new challenge. (我之前的公司沒有太大發展空間，我也確實想迎接一份新的挑戰。)
I’ve decided that is not the direction I want to go in my career and my current employer has few opportunities in the direction I’d like to head. (我確定那不是我期望的職業發展路徑，而現在的'僱主在我心儀的職業發展方向的機會很少。)
以上答案看似無懈可擊，但沒有太多實質性內容，並不總是面試官想聽的答案。有時候，實話實說也未必是一件壞事，例如：
I was laid-off from my last position when our department was eliminated due to corporate restructuring. (由於公司結構調整，我所在的部門被砍掉，因此我也被裁員了。)
I’m relocating to this area due to family circumstances and left my previous position in order to make the move. (我剛居家搬到此地，因此離開了之前的公司。)
Since my company moved to the other side of the city, I had to spend more than four hours each day on travel. This is not what I want. I would prefer to be closer to home. (因爲公司搬到城市另一邊了，我必須每天花費超過四個小時在上下班路上，這是我所不希望的。我想在離家近點的地方工作。)
絕對不可接受的答案如下：
I hate that job. (我討厭那份工作。)
They didn’t pay me enough. (他們付我的薪水太低了。)
The working hours were awful. I can’t bear working overtime every day. (工作時間長得嚇人。我不能忍受每天加班的日子。)
關於這道面試必答題，其實沒有標準答案。但切勿觸碰以上禁忌——不要抱怨前僱主，不要批評前老闆，那不是你的新僱主期待的理想答案。換個角度思考一下，如果你是他，你希望聽到什麼樣的答案呢？