did you know that the vast majority of employees have been fired at least
once in their career if your employment has been terminated
you will most likely need to explain this situation to your potential
employers and without having a clear strategy
behind you answer this part of the job interview can be
quite intimidating no matter how hurtful or how unfair your
firing or layoff has been you can deliver your answer in a
professional way which will absolutely increase your
chances of being hired I'm Marat from EMMOTION mymmotion.com, I've
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in this video i will give you a four step strategy
of how to explain your termination during the interview
and if you stick with me till the end i also give examples of responses for
different situations of being fired which will help you formulate your own
answer first step don't be embarrassed or
scared to talk about it i know it's easier to say it rather than
do it but just think for a second you have
already gone through this probably traumatic experience and
beating yourself up due to being fired or doubting
yourself will not let you move forward it will
keep reviving those negative memories and feelings everyone
deserves a job they love and you deserve a chance to be happy at
work you can't let the past prevent you from this
own this experience and be natural about it
the interviewer will feel exactly how you feel
about being fired step two focus on positive aspects and on what you've
learned your termination has been a learning
experience instead of focusing on how difficult and
negative this experience has been be positive about the fact that you made
through this challenge and you did it the best way you possibly
could remember all the good things you have learned
at this job and mention them including a lesson learned sentence
in your answer will show your awareness and your adaptability
and turning something negative into an asset will demonstrate your sincerity
and your maturity don't bash or blame your old job or your
old boss this is one of the main things to
remember no matter how bad your situation was don't say anything
openly negative about the employer never trash talk in a job interview or
during a networking session let me briefly explain to you the
reasons why first because this shows a lack of
maturity and it may come across as gossiping which is a huge red flag
for a hiring manager sounding bitter or defeated will
instantly make you unattractive to a potential employer
speaking of it as a failure or getting defensive
will also take away your self-confidence during the interview
and number four don't talk too much answer the question
briefly and positively and then move on don't make a big deal out of it a huge
mistake is trying to explain every aspect of the
situation that's why don't spend more than a
minute or two explaining the reasons of your termination
the interviewer doesn't know you they won't understand or care
about the details of your circumstances the more you talk about it
the less time there is left for them to really get to know you
and get to know what is valuable about your profile
so cut to the point and keep it simple and then move on
to why you are excited about this new role
and what you can bring to it what you learned during this experience would be
different for each one of you but as i promised let me
give you three answer examples of why you can be
fired covering three specific situations
the position wasn't a good fit when i was originally
hired as the mention the job title what has been discussed
and the expectations of the job were very different
from the job that i actually ended up doing it became clear from the beginning
that there were some communication issues which led to a struggle in this
role from the first day so eventually we
parted ways after mentioning how long you were in
the role disorganized work environment i have a
lot of experience of working independently and
with little supervision but i work the best in environment when
the expectations are set and understood by everyone when
the routine changes i'm happy to do things
differently as long as i know about these changes and i have the
needed information to do a good job so in this case we were
unable to work effectively together and due to a toxic boss or to a toxic
work environment i'm used to working in an environment
where everyone supports and encourages one another my previous
managers always led by example so i learned so much from them on this
job i performed the best i possibly could some employees
complimented me on my work ethic and my skills but in the end it was
challenging to follow the leadership style of the new management
with the direction which the department was taking
it was really difficult to work effectively together
or you could say we decided that parting ways would be the best
option remember you might be wrongfully fired from your job
but as i said before the interview is not the right platform to express how
you feel about it preparing for an interview is a perfect
time to move on psychologically and literally focus on
projecting the skills and attributes that make you
a great professional being fired is a career speed bump which
leads millions of people to bigger and greater
careers and opportunities and this is definitely your case thanks
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