I got fired from last job. I need advice on what to say when ask in a interview?

Question

I got fired from my last job. I need some advice on what to say when ask in a interview. I dont want to look like I got fired from my last job becuase I was a bad employer. That was not the case.

Answer 1

You can have someone go through a mock interview with you and judge you on each of the following criteria and make comments:
smile
introduce self
shake hands (a firm grip)
use employer's name
have good eye contact
appear neat and clean
answer questions well
appear to show liking

You can use this checklist before you go in for the interview:
attitude -- am I thinking positive and like a winner?
outfit -- is it appropriate, pressed and clean?
prepared -- do I have a comb/brush and cosmetics to touch- up?
body scent -- do I smell good?
hair -- is it clean and combed?
hands -- are my hands and nails clean?
breath -- is my breath smelling fresh?
master application -- is it neat and complete?
resume -- do I have several neat copies in a folder?
list of tough questions -- have I practiced?
black pens -- do I have one with me?
time -- is there enough to be early?

Last but not least go in with a positive attitude thinking 'I came in without a job and I am going to have one when I come out.'

If you follow these things and PRACTICE and be PREPARED, you should have no problem facing the interview.

Answer 2

If you were not a bad employee then what was the reason you were fired? If it was because of a cut-down in employees for the company or something similar I wouldn't worry too much about it. If it was a personal thing with another employee then if it has logical backing - I also wouldn't worry to much. But seeing as you got fired if that is the case I'd just tell them it was a "differing of opinion that didn't work out for you" Also, you can tell them how you were never late, weren't absent alot, got along with other employees and how well you did your job.

It's really hard to answer this question not knowing WHY you got fired. There are tons of reasons you could have gotten fired that don't fall under the "I was a bad employee" title, but it's really hard for us to just guess the right scenario. No matter what though, it will be beneficial if you are upfront about what happened.

Answer 3

Don't say you got fired. They won't hire you if they know that. Make up a very believable story as to why you want "to upgrade to a job with more opportunity" and hope they don't call to check your status. Sometimes they don't. If you get hired, keep your mouth shut and never discuss your previous employment at your new job. Ever.
I once lied on a resume to get a job. I had to, I was desperate to support my family. Sure, I felt bad about it, but I had to do it to get the job. If you get that fortunate, then NEVER make the mistake of spilling the beans to anyone ever. Just shut up about it permanently, no one will go around investigating your story if they don't have a reason to. I worked there long enough to get on my feet and eventually moved to a different career, no one ever knew and I was a good employee there.

Answer 4

What's called for here is

1. Scrupulous honesty

2. An indication of what you think you were able to give to that former employer during you time with them

3. An indication of what you think you gained from that employment and even learned from the incident which led to your being fired

4. An obvious desire to move on from that situation

5. Don't go on ad nauseam -- if the interviewer or panel want to know more they'll ask. Don't sound bitter, even if you weren't to blame for what happened.

6. Major on previous employment and references from previous employers, even it if was part-time employment you had with them.

Answer 5

be honest with your prespective employer. Chances are they already know, even though your old employer can't "tell them", they will definitely get the gist of it when they call for a refrence. They are probably checking your honesty when the ask you. Don't ever talk negative about a previous employer. Just tell them it wasn't a good fit for you, or what ever the case may be. Just be honest. that's the most important part.

Answer 6

You have to tell the truth. Put your own side of the story without making it sound as if you are embellishing. I have been in that situation. I was honest with the interviewer and she offered me the job the same day.

Answer 7

Can you offer some details about why you were fired? It would help us come up with the best possible answer for your particular scenario. If you weren't a bad employee, what reason did they give for firing you?

Answer 8

Tell them that you didn't agree with the bonus program and that you had worked all month for your bonus and because of one person's opinion, you didn't get that bonus and it was over 2000 dollars. Tell them that it wasn't the first time this had happened and that other people have left for the same reason and that you just felt it was totally unfair. That you could no longer work for a company that showed no loyalty and had deceptive practices.

Answer 9

I would say -if asked about why you left your last job- that you had disagreement that, if it is true you couldn't work out your differences.

Answer 10

first off, you were an employee, not employer.

Be honest with them. I have been fired many many times, but now I have a very very good job.

most companies don't care that you have been fired unless you were stealing from the prior, or violent a lot.

be honest, after all most places check references....and that telephone call can reveal very really quickly the round about "why".