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Explain why you're leaving, even if it's messy
Redundancy, a bad manager, being let go or just bored. Get a short, honest answer that doesn't badmouth anyone or raise new worries.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help me answer "why are you leaving?" (or "why did you leave?"). The real reason: [as honestly as you like, e.g. made redundant, clashed with my manager, dismissed, burnt out] What I'm happy to share: [e.g. the basics only] What I want next: [and why this job fits] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 20-second answer that's true, calm and moves quickly to what I want next. 2. An answer if they ask a follow-up question. 3. If it's on an application form, a one-line version. 4. Three things not to say, and why. Never invent a different reason; if the truth is risky to share, help me say less, not something false. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. the basics only: a short note you already have. and why this job fits: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Grok
Help me answer "why are you leaving?" (or "why did you leave?"). The real reason: [as honestly as you like, e.g. made redundant, clashed with my manager, dismissed, burnt out] What I'm happy to share: [e.g. the basics only] What I want next: [and why this job fits] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A 20-second answer that's true, calm and moves quickly to what I want next. 2. An answer if they ask a follow-up question. 3. If it's on an application form, a one-line version. 4. Three things not to say, and why. Never invent a different reason; if the truth is risky to share, help me say less, not something false. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English. Stay in this Grok chat. Do not connect an inbox or another app.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. e.g. the basics only: a short note you already have. and why this job fits: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You type the real reason, as bluntly as you like.
The assistant asks what you're happy to share and what you want next.
You get a 20-second answer, a follow-up answer and lines to avoid.
What happens
Use Grok Bot to explain why you're leaving, even if it's messy
Redundancy, a bad manager, being let go or just bored. Get a short, honest answer that doesn't badmouth anyone or raise new worries.
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