I was fired from my last job and on my resume I have a very brief sentence for I only had 8 months at the position. My sentence says " Note: New CEO began December 28, 2015". This helps them with their thought patterns and encourage questions. My job prior was only 8 months also which is frustrating but truthfully I was treated very unjustly and forced to leave. But again, I have a notation under that position that says "This was a new position created of which I was hired to rotate between 6 surgical centers within the southern Kansas City area and train in 6 separate positions at each facility". This also encourages questions. Thankfully, I have had a good number of interviews but very unusual situations such as companies deciding not to hire or changing full-time to part-time, or hiring internally or just coming in 2nd so its just timing...but I've noticed that having these notes on my resume helps and having a personal webpage. I use squarespace.com. If you want to check out mine for a reference that may help too. www.charity-willison.squarespace.com

Anita as a rule HR is no longer suppose to give out in for to prevent you from earning a living. What you can do is find a reliable coworker or team leader to refer all you prospective future employers to. But first confirm that it is okay to use this person as a reference. The worse they can say if the question is asked "would you re-hire this individual" is No. You never need to let a future job no you were fired. You can state "you decided to pursue other job opportunities" or "you decided to change careers". Good Luck sunshine it will not stop you from getting another job. Push comes to shove you can say you were a long term contract employee. That normally shuts down further questioning.

Although HR cannot give specifics, if the past employer is asked if you would be rehired, it can be tricky.

I wouldn't volunteer the information but would respond honestly if asked. The fact that you worked there for several years is a positive. New employers are human and understand people have differences. I doubt your old employer would ever tell the new employer anything but date of hire, job title and date you left. I hope this helps.

I am finding that when asked why I left the company I let them know that I was dismissed from my job. Most of the companies that I interview with have said it. really does not matter.

Hi Anita, I was in the same position for 7 years and fired after new regional level management came in. Me and 8 other people! So I use the following on applications where it asked why you left previous employer: "New Management" That's it, then in the interview, If asked, I state that after new management came in I was "let go" along with a number of other employees in the region.

Hope that is helpful.

Dear Anita and fellow readers: It is understandable the stress to having to leave behind a disappointing situation such as involuntarily termination without the expected consequences and especially since new prospect employees cannot afford an negative impact to their reputation and work ethics however , let's not forget that the applicant have the opportunity to present and explain the former situation ( they don't ) and that explanation may be used as as a leverage tool to present you as positive and learnin individual that in spite of any circumstance holds himself accountable for his actions ( in case some how you may have contributed to it ) and if presented wisely... it will work on your behalf after all we are only human .
Fred Gamez

I would like to know also . I was fired because of friction between me and my Production Manager.

In 99% of most cases, HR will only report your working times, i.e. you worked from this date to this date. And that's it. There are SO many instances in which a new manager or GM moves in and hires "his people"...it's in sports, retail, sales, broadcasting....You didn't do anything wrong; it was change in direction of management. If they DO say something negative, that's a lawsuit.

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