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.