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As an experienced interviewer I would pick that up. Because
when I ask that question, ‘What is it about the existing company
that you’re not happy with, and why are you considering
leaving?’ if your response is very woolly, if I can’t see the logic,
it is pretty obvious to me that your interest is superficial. And

if there is not enough di≠erential between the package you are
on at the moment and the package on o≠er, I know instinctively
you’re probably not going to take the job.

Again, you are looking for ways to communicate a passionate
desire, rather than a dispassionate desire. But if you have been
made redundant, and are feeling under pressure to get a job,
any job, you need to convert that rather fraught passion into
something more positive.

In those circumstances you should try hard not to come
across as desperate. If you say to me, in a very diplomatic way,
that you have four other opportunities you are exploring, or that

you have met a couple of other organizations that you have been
really impressed with, that puts you back into the position of
saying, ‘I’m in demand.’

the power of passion

My mantra has always been: ‘Observe the masses, and do the
opposite.’ So, if you a) source the job you want, and b) match
the needs of that employer to your experience, I believe that you

will have dramatically improved your chances of getting that
job. However, there are exceptions to the rule. Sometimes the
passion and the grit are enough.
There is a guy who works for me called Will. When he applied

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