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36 questions linked to/from In a job interview, how do I explain why I was fired?
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Fired for gross misconduct because I sent confidential information to personal mailbox - how do I get another job? [duplicate]
I was dismissed for a breach of confidentiality. I was working on some client confidential information on my client issued laptop and I emailed this info to my personal mailbox as I wanted to ...
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I just got fired. What to tell in future interviews? And was I dismissed fairly? [duplicate]
I was laid off 2 hours ago and I don't have a big savings buffer, so I am immediately sending out job applications and getting in contact with my network to try and land a new job ASAP.
My question ...
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How to deal with dismissal when mental health was a factor? [duplicate]
Firstly, my question has been extensively rewritten following a) a flag and b) comments that I needed to clean it up.
I was dismissed from a job recently during my probation period. The official ...
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Fired too many times, how do I handle? [duplicate]
I've had many jobs throughout my life and most of them I have been fired . How do I write my resume? Do I include all those jobs? And if I get called for an interview, do I tell the truth? There's no ...
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How to answer why I left my last job when I was fired for just cause? [duplicate]
Well this is an embarrassing question. I was fired for just cause from my last job. Most job openings have a section on the application form for reason for leaving last job.
I don't believe I was ...
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Being fired after 5 years service [duplicate]
I've been fired after 5+ years at a software engineering job in the UK.
My previous employer can give me a basic reference.
What are my options:-
How do I explain I was sacked to agencies.
How do I ...
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How should I "sell" losing my job due to chemistry issues? [duplicate]
I'm in software development in South America. At my current position I've been told many times that my performance is great. And my objective results are great. Basically, I can do the job and I can ...
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How do I answer the interviewer why i got terminated for these bad reasons? [duplicate]
I have been terminated from my job previously. Nevertheless, I had moved on and I continue to job hunt.
The reasons for my termination were these offences:
3 consecutive bad performance Quarterly ...
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How to Spin Being Fired In An Interview [duplicate]
I was terminated for cause from a 5 year stint as a manager.
I was accused of things which did not happen:
Lying on my time sheets by not punching out when leaving for the day (but there were other ...
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How to word reason for being fired in an interview or filling out job application [duplicate]
I've read quite a few posts on this SE, but I would like some specific feedback to my situation.
I've been working at this company as a software developer intern for over a year. I'm a full time ...
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Blaming previous employer during interview for being fired [duplicate]
I was let go from my last employer due to "poor performance" and in their words "lacking seniority" after working there about 3 months.
After a lot of thinking I've come to the realisation that maybe ...
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How do I explain my termination to prospective employers? [duplicate]
I know this has been asked a plethora of times, but my case isn't so good. To put it simply, I am young and was terminated (with cause) from my first "professional" sales job. Prior to being ...
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Fired for Bad Attitude [duplicate]
I was recently let go for having a bad attitude and receiving customer complaints. How do I explain this in an interview and on applications?
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I was fired on my last job because I missed a day of work, what will I tell on the next job interview? [duplicate]
I worked as an english teacher at my country and for about 1 year and a half I had never missed a day of work. One day I asked them for a day off on a saturday 1 week before the actual saturday that I ...
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Explain in interview being fired twice in short interval? [duplicate]
I got fired today from a company I joined about 3 months ago. Before that I was fired from another company after joining them for 2 months. Both positions were as a Software Engineer and from both it ...
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