What do you say at an interview when asked why you are changing from public to industry?

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What’s driving you to go to industry? I’d think hard on that and then use AI to summarize it down to a quick sounds bite that you can lead with in interviews. Of course you can come up with “stock” answers instead, but then you may come across as inauthentic or inconsistent with your other actions.

My response has been to acknowledge how much I’ve learned and grew within the Big 4, but that I’m at a crossroads in my career and industry looks like the right decision. I’d be able to add a lot of value focusing on one company instead of multiple, I’m interested in broadening past my role that I’ve had at the B4 which industry allows me to do overtime, and I can see projects start to finish and be part of the management decision making more than I am now.

Don’t say anything negative about where you are now. Don’t say you want to slow down. Otherwise, just be yourself.

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I hit my limit is what I said. Anyone with a public background gets that.

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I’m usually just honest. I say that as an auditor, you are typically viewed as the “bad guy” and I’m looking for a change where I feel like the work I’m doing actually matters and has value, and where I’m not viewed as the “bad guy”

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I told them I was burned out and couldn’t handle busy season anymore. I would like to have work life balance. Most of interviewers were from big 4 so they understood my decision and I think it might be one of the reasons they left big 4 too.

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