I recently got fired from a position due to the tardiness. I am more mature now, but the position that i was working at is a big part of my experience qualifications. During the interview, should i lie about being fired, and give them a fake supervisor's name or should i tell the truth or what? They always ask for the sup's name and #
2007-08-14 10:55:24 · 10 answers · asked by ????! 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
You cannot lie.
If you falsify an application, that is cause for dismissal on the new job!!!Never lie.
Other than your tardiness, if you really had no serious shortcomings, what do you have to worry about. You need to give your prior supervisor's name or the personnel manager's name. If you have any kind of relationship with either of those two people, ask if you can use them for a recommendation and ask what they would say. If you were otherwise a good employee, those people will not lie.
Even though you got fired. hopefully you left on good terms(that means that you didn't tell someone to go to blazes or to drop dead). Lots of people get fired for a lot worse than continued tardiness.
Good Luck...and REMEMBER:your fate is in your hands!
2007-08-14 11:12:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Contrary to what some other posters claim, it is not against the law to tell prospective employees anything that is documented in an employee file. The employer must make sure they can prove what they say and because many juries have sided with the employee even when the employee was wrong, most employers choose not to disclose anything but dates of employment and wages. Most employers also put a gag order on supervisors so that they do not reveal negative information about a former employer.
Tell the truth. Tell them that you learned your lesson and now understand the need for great attendance and promptness. If you get the job, be sure to be on time every day - no excuses without a phone call. If you are late more than once a month, it is too much. Less would be better.
The same is true for absences. If the company allows six days personal time a year, they really expect most employees to use less. You should only be absent if you really are too sick to come to work. If you have a doctor's appointment or other personal business, tell your supervisor ahead of time so that you can take personal time or rearrange your schedule so as not to disrupt the progress of the work.
2007-08-14 12:29:36 · answer #2 · answered by butter1944fly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not against the law for an employer to disclose information about you that is truthful if you sign a release authorization form. What is illegal is for someone to give out untruthful information about you in order to cause you not to be able to seek work. If you sign the release form you are "releasing" that employer and other references that you give out from liability for the information. The issue is truthful or not.
I would not lie about it, just to be on the safe side. What I do now is give the telephone number for H.R. on the application as most companies want all reference checks to go through that department. But you need to find a way of explaining why you no longer work there to tell other employers. It will follow you for a while so it's best to get something together so you are ready for explanations.
2007-08-14 12:49:30 · answer #3 · answered by hr4me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BE HONEST!!! Unless you want to be fired again...explain to the new boss that you regret your tardiness, and have learned a valuable lesson concerning being late , and fully intend to be on time from now on.
However if you lie, and they catch you , its bye bye .....
Then you will be a Tardy - Lyer. Good luck
2007-08-14 11:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by smoore 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read an article that its better for you to tell your potential employer the truth about getting fired...
Its against the law for your old employer to tell them any personal things that happened while you worked there. They can't say why they fired you but they can tell them whether they would hire you again or not.
2007-08-14 11:03:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
In all likelihood, all the company who fired you will say is that you worked there, the time period you worked, and what your position was...The new employer will ask you why you left. You will need to develop an answer for it...
2007-08-14 11:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by Art G 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The company where you worked previously may only verify that you worked there and the dates of your employment. That's all they are allowed to say.
2007-08-14 11:08:08 · answer #7 · answered by fredrick z 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tell the truth.
2007-08-14 11:01:56 · answer #8 · answered by G.V. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you have the memory it takes to be a good liar.?
2007-08-14 11:08:07 · answer #9 · answered by TedEx 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
seriously i would say you have been working for your uncle or something and give them his name and no. of coarse check w/ him first or whoever. www.fhtmfreedom.com
2007-08-14 11:01:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋