I have recruiters reaching out to me for new roles and after a screening call I get the interview. A question that I always get asked is why, after 6 months of working at my current firm, am I looking to move. Should I respond along the lines that HR reached out to me?

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No. You took the call. You need to articulate a reason for what’s missing in your current role that would cause you to jump ship. It doesn’t have to be the real reason (more money, title bump, my boss is a mouth breather) but you need something.

Your response about HR would make you appear rudderless and passive.

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Great go to answer is "your firm has caught my eye in the past / I've always respected the work you do in X, so had to take the call even though I've only been here for a short time" - just be ready to answer "why" if they dig deeper 😉

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you took the call and are interested for some reason. what is that reason ? what about the position is appealing ?

if you were 0% interested, you would have passed.

you always want to be moving towards a position, not away from your current one. the new position is exciting because of X, Y, and Z

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