Interview Q: "Why not move within your firm?"
How do you politically answer a question of "why not just move within your current firm?" Currently on acquisitions looking to move to asset management, trying to make a move but the AM team at current firm is hard to work with (i.e. just a mean spirited head that trickles down). Always get this question and never felt I had a solid answer.
How would you answer this question? Let's say the lateral firm is completely identical in every way, so can't say "I want to focus on X region or X property type".
I would say that the team doesn't have an opening right now and you don't foresee one in the near future, so you are looking for an opportunity outside of the company instead of waiting around.
Spot on.
This is a great answer - only thing I could say you could add (depending on the audience/circumstance) is you could stroke the ego and somehow work in a line that you think the team you're interviewing with is smarter/better to learn from/more dynamic, etc. Just make sure you say it in a subtle way so as to not throw current team under bus and make it too obvious you're trying to use flattery.
I highly value the people I work for and I want to work for a team that I can not learn the most from but contribute to. My current team is impressive but your firm’s team represents best in class. This is the only logical choice for me.
Why are you trying to move from acquisitions to AM?
"the guy who runs AM at my firm is an asshole"
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