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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Consider it practice for your exit interview.  Say as little as possible.[/quote]

+1.  Keep the focus on your achievements and responsibilities.  Deflect questions about how you feel about the company.  If you MUST talk about the company, keep it neutral:
I have a great team.
The mission of the company is so meaningful to me.
I'm glad that my accomplishments have contributed to the success of the company.

I also would have no problem telling a white lie to the company about what you see as your future with the company.  Never, ever admit your job hunting.  When the time comes, I suggest acting as if the opportunity fell from the sky.  [/quote]
Don’t people see through this BS?[/quote]

Sure, but what's the alternative? There is pretty much always zero zero zero upside to being honest with HR under almost any circumstances but especially in the situation described.[/quote]
And it's not like management doesn't do this sort of thing too, especially when asked about things like layoffs that everyone knows are coming but no one wants to admit to.  Or the real purpose of "stay interviews," for another one.

So think of the "stay interview" as the worker bee's chance to engage in the kind of happy bald-faced smoke-blowing that upper management does as a matter of course.[/quote]

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