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best way to explain getting fired in job interviews?
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:21 PM Author: opaque circlehead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2],#48978866) |
Date: June 1st, 2025 2:26 PM Author: arousing heaven striped hyena "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: pea-brained clown 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.
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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:28 PM Author: opaque circlehead 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: Dun rehab love of her life 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: pea-brained clown 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: slate community account corner 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: pea-brained clown 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: slate community account corner 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: pea-brained clown 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: Garnet Glittery Forum Place Of Business (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: opaque circlehead 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: Dun rehab love of her life 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: opaque circlehead 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: Dun rehab love of her life 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: opaque circlehead "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: Embarrassed to the bone stead (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: slate community account corner (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: Embarrassed to the bone stead 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: opaque circlehead 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: Self-centered turquoise site dysfunction 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: Soul-stirring peach queen of the night stage 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: Self-centered turquoise site dysfunction (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: pea-brained clown 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: Bearded brass sweet tailpipe "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: cerise athletic conference ape (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: slate community account corner 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: Self-centered turquoise site dysfunction 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: opaque circlehead 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: slate community account corner 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: opaque circlehead 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: Bearded brass sweet tailpipe "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: Dun rehab love of her life 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: pea-brained clown 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: opaque circlehead 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: boyish headpube 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: pea-brained clown 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: slate community account corner (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: Self-centered turquoise site dysfunction 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: sticky adulterous nursing home 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: jet hospital roast beef 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: opaque circlehead 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: dull indirect expression 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: cowardly set organic girlfriend 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) |