Explaining the lack of longevity with an employer

Question:

I have been with my current airline for 11 months. I have a chance to make some good money overseas with another airline. In the interview (overseas) how do you answer the question "why are you leaving your present company only after such a short time"? And not sound like your a gypsy and like to change jobs and more importantly sound greedy because really deep down the money is the answer? Thanks for your input. This is the only question I fear.

Answer:

While I completely understand the temptation of making a lot of money in a very short amount of time, you need to weigh everything before making a decision. Please bear in mind that the question you are concerned about with this overseas airline will come up again in future interviews.

Airlines are concerned with patterns. And they are no different than every single other company on the face of this Earth - they want to know you want to work for them. It's really very simple, they want a good return on their investment.

My best advice is to be honest. If you try to fabricate some excuse it will come across that way. Does this new company have any other good points?

Hope this helps
Regards,
Lori Clark