Job hunting after dismissal?

Question

I was dismissed from my job.

Any tips for getting back on track?

I was dismissed for timekeeping.

I'm really looking for tips that will hopefully prevent me from being 'written off'. Until you can get to the interview stage, you are nothing but a CV and Cover Letter!

Answer 1

Don't mention you were dismissed from you last job - maybe explain the gap in your cv by saying you were travelling. Mention the skills you gained through that job when talking about another one. Above all, stay positive and good luck !!

Answer 2

I have been in this situation more than once. are you able to come to an agreement with your ex-employer so that you can say your job was only a temporary contract and it finished? if you are on bad terms with your previous employer, you could just miss it off your CV and say that you were out of work if it was only a short time. there is no shame in being uneployed-says she who went to sign on yesterday. I have worked for over 20 years and it's got me nowhere-I'm back to square 1 at the age of 40. Just do what you can. You can get help with your CV and loads of other tips from employment agencies. It costs you nothing to register with them, and it shows initiative. Remember, you have some good qualities, so always emphasise them. If you have unusual hobbies or even interesting facts about yourself, people will want to know. Try to keep yourself motivated and try not to fall into the trap of doing nothing all day or lying in bed until lunchtime. Look at the jobcentreplus website- there are loads of vacancies on there. I did that and I already have an interview just from one phone call. Good luck :)
I've just seen the additional bit about the timekeeping. If you had a good reason for it, then I would just say be honest at interviews. Make sure you don't take a job which requires travelling unreasonable distances or one that you don't really want so that you have no reason for going. Get an alarm clock or ask someone to call you if you have trouble waking up in the morning (I know that one, too!) Sorry about the long-winded answer, hope you don't die of boredom and keep your chin up!

Answer 3

Depends what jobs you do, and what you were dismissed for, if its for something you think was trivial, and you are looking for something completely different just add for reason for leaving "To develope into new career choice" and do not use them as a reference, or on the CV add: "More details available in person, or at an interview" otherwise go into a training course, there are many short courses to fill the employment gap on a CV. CV's should be altered for each employment position you go for, with that particular role in mind.Good Luck

Answer 4

I'm not trying to be 'picky' here but you may get a better response to your question if we knew what you had been dismissed for?
If it was 'bad timekeeping' you could cover that easily enough with domestic problems at that time which are all now resolved etc etc.
Other than that , I cant help much, If you were dismissed because you had a verbal argument with your manager which led to to inadvertantly kicking him in the nuts, that needs a bit more thought!!
So I suggest you add the reason for your dismissal to your question to get a bettr response.

Answer 5

Tell your new (prospective) employer you left as there wasn't much opportunity to progress your career there. If they like you at interview they will probably hire you before they even get a reference back. (Give your previous employers address but not phone number). Once you're there and doing a good job they probably won't fire you for a less than perfect reference.

Apparently it is illegal to give a bad reference and the worst they can do is just give the dates that you were employed there.

If they do anymore than that, have a good sob story ready about how many problems you had and say your doctor recommended you have time off but you didnt, you tried to persevere but unfortunately your timekeeping suffered.

Answer 6

20 years ago, a company I worked for dismissed me for not following the companies ethos of ignoring customers. When they fired me, I contacted every major customer the company had, and gave them a way of getting out of their current support contracts and showed them that I could do a better job. I became self employed from taking this action and did very well. The best bit was when the **** that fired me turned up at my office looking for a job.

Answer 7

Get a CV and cover letter done and blitz companies asking them for jobs. Thats how I got my first job.

Answer 8

I work for myself and don't need to worry about time keeping I make a list of what i have to do and make sure i get it done, i earn about 2k every four weeks, http://www.bluethundergroup.com if interested take a look it don't cost anything

Answer 9

Keep positive, keep trying and Good Luck for the future.