I was fired in California. Can I use this employer on my resume?

Question

When a prospective employer who wants to hire me calls the job I was fired from for employment verification, does my old job disclose I was fired?

Answer 1

From what i was told no they can only ask yes and no questions. Example, would you rehire this employee etc etc.
My exgirlfriend was a HR Manager and i was told this by her.

Answer 2

Yes, you can use the job on your resume.

Your old job can tell people who call that you were fired, and they probably will.

If it was a large employer, they probably have a policy in place that they will only give dates of employment, and maybe job title and salary range, and whether you were fired or quit.

However, you need to know that they CAN tell someone who calls anything they want to. The thing is, most of them don't because they are terrified that you will come back and sue them. This is why the large employers (who get good legal advice) won't say anything about you other than dates worked, etc.

Don't be afraid about this. In your cover letter, don't say "I was fired" or lie "I quit." Say, "XYZ Company and I separated over a _____ [pay dispute, personality conflict, whatever] ."

You can also hold off until the interview to say it, but say it that way. If they follow up and say, "So you were fired?" you say, "Yes, but only moments before I would have quit, anyway. The situation wasn't good for the company and wasn't good for me, and I wanted to move on. That's the first time I've ever been in a situation like that. All my other employers were sad to see me go."

(Don't say that if it isn't true. Never lie in an interview -- but never over-explain, either. And DON'T get into details and DON'T badmouth a former boss except to say, "There was a personality conflict. I wasn't the first person to have problems with the supervisor in that group." And that's IT. Don't say anything else, except "I have put all of that behind me and I'm looking forward to a fresh start somewhere else. I think I'm a good fit for your company because __________."

Good luck. :)

Answer 3

Usually, a former empl oyer will just verify the dates of employment, perhaps the job description, perhaps the pay, but usually very little else.
Even if you were fired, it is almost like a badge of honor these days. it happens, and unless it was for something like punching out a supervisor or employee theft, it would mean very little.
I have worked for places which have a reputation, you really would have to work hard to get fired, and I've worked at places where no one lasts more than 2 years without getting fired.
As I said, unless it is for gross misconduct,. getting fired is no big deal any more. The usual explanation is, "the job did not work out," " the company decide to go in another direction."
Chances are, the person hiring you got the shaft sometimes during his career, and will understand..
Yes, do list the job on your resume.

Answer 4

Yes. Your prospective employer will probably ask why you left your old job, and your former employer will have to tell them if you quit or were terminated, etc.

I've been in this situation, so my suggestion would be to give your prospective employer the name and number of a reference at your old job whom you know well and/ or are friends with. This way you can let them know ahead of time that someone will be calling for verification, and they'll be prepared. They must be honest, but at least you know they won't go into every horrific detail of how you got yourself fired.

Answer 5

If you omit an employer from your resume, a prospective employer will want to know what you were doing in that time period.

"Were you in jail?"

Many former employers do not want to be get suied by people they fired, for saying bad things about them, so they kind of cover up how come they fired someone,unless it is something easy to prove that you did something very bad.

Answer 6

They can but if your resume has open areas of no employment they are going to want to know why. You cant win really. firing does not exclude you from be hired elsewhere. I say put it on there.

Answer 7

It all depends on both of the jobs ..... When my job calls for refrences they only want to know #1 the number given is real, and #2 you actually worked there, but I can't speak for everywhere!!!

Answer 8

They can state your dates of employment and if you are elligible to rehire. That's all. My guess is that you will NOT be elligible for rehire.