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Getting Rehired after Termination |
| Message Name: |
Honesty? |
| Date Posted: |
08/09/2005 |
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If there is anyone out there that has ever been terminated from a position and was able to get rehired in less than a year or two??
Six weeks ago, I was called into HR's office and told that they were terminating my employment due to 'Poor Performance'. They took the most minor details and truped them up into huge problems.
The real reason I believe: my boss and my new supervisor who transfered from another office were like oil and water.
I was told my employment was being terminated and didn't even have a chance to return to my desk for ANY personal belongings. I lost many itmes including: bag, cell phones, shoes, desk fan, IPOD ,etc..
There is high turnover in the company as well as this field of work (Fund Accounting & administration)
I knew from the beginning that I was not the right fit for the company or the position but I did not start looking sooner even though I saw the 'writing on the wall'. I was with the company for 16 months and 28 months at my previous job.
HR & supervisor has assured me that company policy is to only give 'dates of employment' & 'title' and they don't provide any other info or give references (also as stated in the handbook). They won't say if I was 'fired, laid off or quit' just that I was employed from X date -- Y date.
But my questions are:
1)How long did it take you to find an employer willing to hire you?
2)How did you explain your termination during the interview?
I have been looking for over 6 weeks and explaining why I left is getting harder and harder. When I say that my position was eliminated due to a departmental restructuring, immediately they look at me with skeptisim and act like they don't believe me at all.
This explanation is obviously not working for me. |
| Message: |
MJ, the explanation isn't working for you because in your heart of hearts you know it's not true. Are these people really looking at you with skepticism or is it your conscience?
Downsizing, restructuring, laid-off - those are so common place. Why would someone be skeptical of a department restructuring?
The key here is to turn your negative into a new positive. You must honestly address why you left your last position, but you must immediately turn that same conversation back into a positive ?? so quickly that it??s seamless to the interviewer.
Here??s one example: "Mr Smith, my last position was not a good fit. That's why I'm so focused on your xyz position. The job description and what I've learned today seem to be a good fit. You stated you are looking for ???? and I excel at (insert short explanation of why you fit this position then close with) Mr Smith, can you see how my skills and experience are a great fit for this position?
By doing this you immediately answer the question but so quickly redirect the conversation the interviewer remains focused on the task at hand...hiring you!
Ask survivors of the most popular reality television shows and they??ll tell you ??If you have to eat a cockroach, don??t spend too much time thinking about it.?? Keep focused on the end-game and move on. You??ll find the success you??re looking for!
Andrea
http://interviewing.com/
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