INTERVIEWS DEMYSTIFIED! Get a Job Quickly: The Ultimate Job Interview Game Plan for INTROVERTS (Career Game Plan Series Book 1) by C. Beckett Mia

Author:C. Beckett, Mia [C. Beckett, Mia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2020-08-31T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER #6:

HOW TO DEAL WITH BEING FIRED FROM A PREVIOUS JOB

WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT?

Because a lot of people get stuck here. They get fired, and on top of that, they get stuck. Bad combo. They feel embarrassed, lose their self-confidence, and don’t know how to move past that.

The problem is overthinking. You can’t see the forest from the trees. You can’t see the solution because you are too deep into the problem.

If you got fired in the past, your mind is probably overflowing with a bunch of questions:

· Should I tell the interviewer that I got fired from a job?

· Should I be completely honest about it or hide it?

· How will that impact their decision?

· In which direction will this lead the conversation?

· Are my chances of getting this job going to be reduced?

· Will they think that I am problematic?

· Should I explain why I got fired?

· Should I tell them exactly why it happened?

· What if I panic and say something stupid?

The list goes on and on.

You probably think there is only one answer to this question, and that is to tell everything. The whole story. Right?

Wrong.

If you spill the beans and say that you got fired, why did it happen, what happened, who said what, and end up venting in front of the interviewer as if you were talking to a friend sitting at Starbucks, you’re going to make things worse.

The reason why talking about being fired is bad, is that it can drive the interview in a negative direction, and you might not be able to recover from that.

I know I talk about being friendly and voluntarily giving out information, but this is the only thing that “rule” doesn't apply to. At least to a certain extent. This is the thing you say in a neutral tone, don’t give too much info, and just move on.

Luckily, there is more than one answer.

But first, the secret...

A SECRET THAT WILL SET YOU FREE

It is your absolute right to withhold information.

You are not under oath, you know… (unless you are, in which case you need to tell the whole truth).

During a job interview, sensitive (or irrelevant) information should only be released on a need to know basis.

So, treat it like it’s irrelevant.

You wouldn’t talk about what you had for breakfast unless they asked you, right? So, don’t talk about being fired unless they specifically asked you about it.

Imagine you're working at a company that offers a great service. You know it's great, and your customers know it's great, but you've received a bad review on Yelp. It happens even to the best of the best. We are humans, and we make mistakes. We simply cannot please everyone, right?

Now imagine a new, potential customer calls you to ask about your service. Would you tell them right off the bat about that 1 bad review, like: “Hey, we are great, but we have one bad review on Yelp, so let me tell you why it happened..." I am exaggerating here, but you get my point.

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