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best way to explain getting fired in job interviews?
| vivacious macaca native | 06/01/25 |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:21 PM Author: vivacious macaca native (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978866) |
Date: June 1st, 2025 2:26 PM Author: violent dysfunction set "A Reduction in Force was performed" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978875) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:27 PM Author: alcoholic internet-worthy digit ratio depressive In real life higher-ups get fired constantly if the org goes scorched earth (or last for years with low effort in other times). Layoffs happen to rank-and-file too. I mean, just call it a layoff and no one's the wiser unless they're savvy af and it's a public company where they'd know if there were layoffs.
In general it works against you in terms of negotiation and if your phenotype sucks and interest rates aren't low enough you might have to try a Worse Job or Lower Income that makes you an appealing prospect despite the Mystery surrounding your departure from your previous Firm. If your phenotype is sufficient I think you can convince them to look past it. Or if you're in Engineering just do White board shit to convince them you're a Nerd.
Source: MBA |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:28 PM Author: vivacious macaca native I was fired from a completely unknown Startup (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978884) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:31 PM Author: Honey-headed Motley Trust Fund Round Eye startup failed and laid off everybody (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978892) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:32 PM Author: alcoholic internet-worthy digit ratio depressive That shit is so easy to spin imo....
getting fired from Amazon or something when there aren't mass layoffs seems way worse |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM Author: dashing international law enforcement agency Compared to that it isn’t a big deal. With somewhere like Amazon, everyone is tapped into ur industry. With a random startup it’s already assumed to be a shitshow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978906) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:41 PM Author: alcoholic internet-worthy digit ratio depressive idk it seems like if I look at Linkedin that being at a Tech Company is like being Anointed and even if the person sucks they get in everywhere they apply. I think HR Women scoff if everything on your resume is one of the 98% of companies that none of them have heard of. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978914) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:43 PM Author: dashing international law enforcement agency I think it depends on how long you were there. If you were at Amazon or Meta over 2 years then you are stamped at that level. If you get laid off or fired within the first year it’s potentially a flag and they’ll ask about it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978919) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:45 PM Author: alcoholic internet-worthy digit ratio depressive Sure but Top Firms probably give more merciful offramps irl. like biglaw. whereas evan39 fires on the first No Call No Show. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978925) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:26 PM Author: Transparent Hateful Ladyboy Stead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979004) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:33 PM Author: vivacious macaca native how about "restructuring" i signed an NDA (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978896) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:01 PM Author: Honey-headed Motley Trust Fund Round Eye they did "restructuring", which means they did layoffs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978956) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:02 PM Author: vivacious macaca native how about "my team was let go"
my boss quit then i got canned |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:03 PM Author: Honey-headed Motley Trust Fund Round Eye that works even better "the whole team was abolished", means it wasn't your fault |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:07 PM Author: vivacious macaca native "my position, and my boss' position were eliminated"?
could never actually say "abolished" irl |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:57 AM Author: pungent cream selfie giraffe (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980416) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 11:09 AM Author: dashing international law enforcement agency (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980547) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:56 AM Author: pungent cream selfie giraffe If senior: Realized your vision didn't align with the other key players in a very young organization (something about mission drift, blah blah blah) and decided to leave; amicable split all-round.
If junior: Entire project or team or department was eliminated due to shifting priorities from a young organization that is trying to figure itself out lmao. |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:22 PM Author: vivacious macaca native ok (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980807) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:27 PM Author: autistic adventurous office Lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978880) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:30 PM Author: curious lilac theater Keep an active LLC in your name at all times (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978889) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:32 PM Author: autistic adventurous office (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978894) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:33 PM Author: alcoholic internet-worthy digit ratio depressive Hedgerow Capital (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978895) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:34 PM Author: Cheese-eating pit feces "I had sex with the ceo's wife" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978899) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:59 PM Author: embarrassed to the bone sex offender voyeur (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979065) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:36 PM Author: dashing international law enforcement agency They likely won’t even ask. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978903) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM Author: autistic adventurous office Cr just be yourself and give them a firm handshake (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978904) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM Author: vivacious macaca native I've had 6 interviews and they asked about it in 5 of the 6 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978905) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:39 PM Author: dashing international law enforcement agency Did they just ask why you left? Just make something up (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978910) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:41 PM Author: vivacious macaca native Usually "why did you leave X" but sometimes "what happened at x"?
I've been saying, "it was a small startup, the role changed significantly and then was phased out."
Been considering just saying "wasn't a good long term fit." |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:43 PM Author: Cheese-eating pit feces "I'm gay" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978920) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:02 PM Author: Honey-headed Motley Trust Fund Round Eye to me "wasn't a good fit" is euphemism for "fired" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978960) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:04 PM Author: alcoholic internet-worthy digit ratio depressive No it's a euphemism for phenotype imho. Literal fit. Like physical fit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978965) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:07 PM Author: vivacious macaca native cr (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978975) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:23 PM Author: Multi-colored property just make up some reason that was outside of your control like your project being canceled, layoffs after two bad quarters, etc.
don't tell them you were fired. they can't verify that, anyway, because nearly all employers will not give out that info. most of them will only confirm dates of employment and job titles. anything negative they say exposes the former employer to legal risk that an 85 IQ HR ninja will tell you is too risky.
source: going through management training at two jobs. |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:30 PM Author: alcoholic internet-worthy digit ratio depressive This guy Product Manages (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979009) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:44 PM Author: dashing international law enforcement agency (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979039) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:47 PM Author: autistic adventurous office I can't, my Gantt Chart (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979051) |
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Date: June 1st, 2025 6:03 PM Author: soul-stirring field keepsake machete It’s cute how honest people live their lives. If you actually have the skill set, you can easily create a largely fake resume and no one will even notice. Once you’re hired people won’t even remember your back story after about 6 months. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979292) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 11:18 AM Author: Aphrodisiac Point Prole Right? Especially with cutthroat tech companies. You’re supposed to be dishonest and sleazy with them, that’s their language. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980582) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:24 PM Author: vivacious macaca native How much can I lie about tech knowledge? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980814) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:58 AM Author: Vigorous cerise institution Our core synergies weren't aligned (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980418) |
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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:26 PM Author: dull underhanded lodge why would you admit to getting fired? just say you left. better yet just leave it off your resume and put in some made up freelance/contract work to fill the gap. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980825) |