Are you searching for new job opportunities? That means you made up your mind to quit your job. However, you need to provide a reason why to leave work to both your current employer and a prospective employer. So, if you are wondering what reason to pick, then it’s time to put your mind at ease and start exploring:

List of Good and Bad Reasons to Leave The Job

Before I unlock some reasons, I would like to share an important tip.

Words of Wisdom: You often heard that employees don’t leave the job; actually, they quit their bosses. So, if that is the case with you too, please don’t state this reason in your resignation letter.

 No matter how much you hate your boss, try to leave your job at the right notes. Your prospective employer is going to contact your ex-employer. Therefore, try to be a smart player, keep everything in your favor.

Personal Reasons for leaving a job

Yes, you can leave the job on a good note by stating some personal reasons. Here are some:

Family or Medical Problems:

• I quit my job to become a permanent caregiver for a family member.
• I had to leave the last job because of
• I was pregnant. Therefore I quit my job.
• I quit my job because I enter into parenthood phase.
• My jobs didn’t offer me flexibility hours to take good care of my children.
• I’m planning to tie a knot this month and move abroad with my husband.
• I encountered temporary health reasons due to which I left my previous jobs. Now I’m feeling great and want to get back in the field.
• Due to some family reasons, I had to quit my last job.
• You can mention any personal, health and family problems.

Career Changes

You may be planning to make some changes to your Career Path. So, this is another good reason which you can add in the following manner in your resignation letter. Here are some other personal reasons to leave the current job based on career changes.

1. I want to take a step forward toward my career growth phase and leaving a job is the first step toward my career development in the industry. ( you can mention the name of the industry to make a good point).
2. I want to change my career direction.
3. I’m planning to leave this job because I’m thinking of moving to another industry.
4. I’m ready to move to a new road in my career path.
5. I found a dream job.
6. I am looking for something more challenging.
7. My new plan is to complete my postgraduate degree and then to search for another job in Pakistan.

Structural Changes in Your Old Company

One of the best reasons for leaving the job is to the restructuring of your previous company.

• I left the job because my company was restructuring.
• My old company went through a merger. Therefore I decided to leave the job and find a new position.
• My previous company’s growth prospects were not up to the mark. I was looking for a job in Pakistan, where I can have better career growth opportunities available.
• My job duties have been reduced, and I felt like my current job didn’t let me utilize my full potential.
• My company was downsized. I wasn’t in the senior position, so I had to resign.

• My department was elimination due to organizational restructuring. Therefore I had to leave my job.
• A company I worked for went bankrupt.

Bad Reason Leaving Job

You may like to speak the truth, but your truth won’t help you get the next job. Your next employer will surely ask about why you left the work at your old company. So, never give him the following reasons.

• I get bored with my job.
• I hated my boss.
• I asked for a pay rise, and my boss declined my request.
• My boss didn’t keep his promise of increasing my pay.
• I couldn’t stand my colleagues.
• I never liked my job.
• I was heartbroken after a break-up, so I decided to quit my job.
• I was arrested, so I quit the job.
• I was not too fond of it when I had to work overtime
• I didn’t like my work schedule.
• My manager was very stupid.
• I wouldn’t say I like to accept orders.
• That company was a fraud.
• My marriage problems become a reason for leaving a job.
• I was fired due to harassment or legal reasons.

In simple words: 

• A General Rule of Thumb is to Never Bad mouth about your old employers, team, managers, colleagues and even job.
• Don’t tell them that you leave a job because you were hurt, broken, sad or in a family disaster. Your new or prospective employer won’t get it. They will judge you based on the reasons you give to leave the job. Therefore, always give a good reason for both old and new employers.
• Your reason must match. If you give two different reasons, then you won’t win a job, no matter how great CV you created or what career objectives you presented in it. Your new employer will confirm your reason for leaving the job with your old employer, so don’t try to be over smart here.

I have made a comprehensive list of reasons for leaving a job. Pick one which suits you the most.