This question gets annoying sometimes. How do u answer it as a Software Engineer ? Should u state specifically why and be honest ? A friend of mine said "never say ANYTHING negative about your current role". His recruiter stated in the feedback "negative comments about current role" which may have been a red flag. He interviewed with Workday. TC: 135 YOE: 1.5
Talk about what excites you in your potential new role. Your friend is right about not say things negative. Even if the situation is fucked up you need to show your positive side/contribution.
Say something along the line of u want more leadership role, expand ur tech stack skills or hungry to grow. Honestly this question doesn’t matter much as long as u don’t say something ridiculous like higher TC lol
So anything but the truth
If the truth is higher TC then yes anything but the truth.
This question is nonsense, IMHO.
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Pure TC