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Hey everyone! 👋 Let’s talk about a sticky situation many of us have faced at one point or another: being fired from a job. Do you admit you were fired from your last job or not? 🤔 Here are some thoughts and tips to consider:
- Be honest, but strategic: Honesty is important, but it’s also crucial to frame the situation in a positive light. Focus on what you learned and how you’ve grown from the experience.
- Keep it professional: Avoid badmouthing your previous employer, no matter the circumstances of your departure. Stay classy and respectful in your explanation.
- Consider timing: Depending on the role and company culture, you may choose to disclose the information later in the interview process or focus on your qualifications first.
- Highlight your strengths: Showcase your skills, achievements, and work ethic to demonstrate your value as a candidate. Show that you are resilient and capable of overcoming challenges.
Have you found yourself in a similar situation? How did you handle it? Share your tips and experiences below! Let’s support each other in navigating through these tough moments in our careers. 😉 #CareerSuccess #LearningAndGrowing
I would never say you were fired. Tell them the company restructured to save money and your position was eliminated. Easy as that. If you’re worried about your previous employer saying they fired you, you shouldn’t be because most employers are scared of getting sued for giving a bad review. Most of the time they will only say the dates you worked.
Either way, I wouldn’t recommend saying you were fired. I wouldn’t say you quit either, especially if you’re collecting unemployment, just say something that they restructured the company.
No need to
The trick is to have a constant supply of jobs lining up while you’re employed.
Always say laid off. There is no positive spin to saying ‘fired’
Say you were laid off.
Honesty is not the best thing to do in interviews. They are also lying to you about how wonderful work culture is, how not oppressive the manager is and etc. Lie about what you can lie about. The quote, “an interview is a conversation between two liars” is very true.
I am vague with my job timing. Year only. I didn’t put month in.
If they make the assumption you are still employed thats on them, and you can say I am looking for new opportunities(implying you are still employed, but never saying it).
This has the added benefit of them not asking for references from the place you were terminated from.
Ofc this doesn’t quite work when you’re interviewing with a company(big) that you know will be doing background checks.
Just tell friends you ended up in affair with your bosses wife 😎
I’ll summarize as the details could write a tv sketch.
Worked for a large company for a year. They were making drastic changes and skeleton crew. Said screw it, don’t hurt to look. I found a mom/pop business that I was overqualified for. I applied, talked to the out of country owner and was hired with decent pay. I do an In-person interview and with the people I’ll actually work with and it’s smooth. I lasted two weeks, week 1 to get setup and told they don’t train. Week 2 surprise!!! manager is on vacation and only a part-timer and myself to run the show. I was let go that Friday.
Next job, I didn’t even put it on my history or talk about it. Background/drug test and hired. I wasn’t asked anything. If it did come up, I would like thru my teeth in my favor.
If they ask why you are no longer with your former employer, the best response if you want to be 100% honest and not lie is say something like “I’m looking for my next role that will allow me to bring all of my professional experience to an environment that challenges me to continue to grow my skills doing XYZ”.
Honesty is the best policy. How will you feel when a month in, people talk and the truth comes out, and now you’ve been fired from two jobs in a row? Always be 100% honest and transparent even if it costs you the job.
I got fired from a job but instead of saying I was fired, since it was a fixed term contract I just say that my contract ended and I didn’t want to renew it. Usually when they ask why I didn’t want to renew it I just phrase it as it wasn’t a good fit for me.
No, never admit it. And if they broach it, just couch it in neutral terms. Don’t say fired. Say that we decided the job wasn’t a good fit, so we decided to part ways amicably. Or I decided that the job didn’t align with my career goals, so I decided to move on. Or that I liked the people, but the job didn’t quite work out, so I left. If they get really petty and try to get you to say the word fired, I wouldn’t work there.
Be like a politician in this case. Say something while really saying nothing and never admit wrongdoing.
“Involuntarily separated” check this guy out
If you have a great review and hopefully a good reference from your previous boss, best thing to do when asked why did you leave is tell them you were part of a restructuring, received a great review, and where completely blindsided by the layoff.
If they ask you tell me about yourself- have an elevator speech prepared highlighting your skill set (nothing about leaving your previous company, all about how you add value).
If they ask you why you want the position- highlight how your previous experience will add value based on the job description and company values.
Really you don’t need to tell them you aren’t working unless they specifically ask.
I’m an engineer. My job is to build things that run reliable. Part of your project, if you take it seriously, is to literally eliminate yourself.
Just say you were laid off to reduce headcount. That is probarbly what happened since it does not appeared you were fired for being incompetent or anything along those lines. If your potential employer holds that againist you, then it isn’t a good place to work anyways.
Honesty is not the best policy
Selling yourself is the best policy at job interviews
If you want to admit you were fired, there’s a 3 step ideal process to explaining your firing
1) What happened that led to you getting fired
2) What have you learned from getting fired
3) What steps have you taken / will you take to prevent this from happening again
Now here’s the problem. You get to explaining part 1 and then you get a very inquisitive interviewer who dwells on talking about your firing to the point that you don’t even get to the part about what you learned and what you do/have done to prevent it from happening again
So as much as you want to tell the truth, it may work against you