There is the nice innocuous answer:
In my career, I have found that money isn't everything; it's important but not the most important motivator in my thinking. What has been more important to me has been:
Security (if you have worked at one company for a long time)
Interesting work (if you have not worked at one place for a long time.
If your answer was security, one of the prices of security is the 3-5% salary increase that came with staying at my firm for a long time.
If your answer was interesting work, I thought the project I was working on was sensational and would afford me an opportunity to do some great work with _______.
I am now hoping to leverage my experience and join your staff and continue doing interesting work.
Version 2 is specifically for the senior professional and is an honest statement of what your circumstances were and why you took a lesser position.
There was a time in my career when I was Director of ______ (or Manager of _______) with responsibility for ____; when the layoffs occurred and the economy slowed there wasn't a role I could step in like my previous one within my available window so I took a lesser position.
And you know, I like it! I like being a number 2 supporting a Director. Less stress. I se mids (whatever it is). For me the layoff turned out as a blessing.
Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter
www.TheBigGameHunter.us
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