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IseeU
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 Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject: How do i respond to the why you were fired? |
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| I worked at a hotel for 7 months and last week i got let go. The manager waited for me at the parking lot with the front desk manager and they said they had a complain about me that some woman complained that i was rude to them and shrugged my arms when they told me there was no water in the pop machine and that it was my 3 complain and thas why they have to let me go. In this situation that was not true I told the lady where else she can find the water so i am not really sure what happened there, was it really because of that woman or was it that i talked with my manager that i was not sure if this is what i want to do, which was a test to see if he will fire me because i said that. Because all of the other complains were really minor and this was my first job in a hotel so my customer service experiance was not great yet but i did enjoy that job and learned a lot about the customer service. So what can i tell my new emplyer why i was fired? |
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Mark McCormick
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Hi Iseeu,
You really have two choices here. You can either say you were fired b/c you did those things or that you were fired b/c you didn't do those things. It really does not matter which way you decide to go with this. The key is that in your answer make it clear that you learned several things from the experience and this will not be a problem when you work for them. It also helps to have several things listed as what you learned from the experience to provide them if they have follow-up questions.
Basically, you want to show the new employer that you will be a good employee for them. Your whole answer should be around addressing that issue. Some employers will believe your answer and some may not. The key is to make sure you believe your answer and will truly make sure this doesn't happen again so two years from now, this past firing will be a non issue.
Plenty of people get fired from their jobs everyday. Employers know people get fired for all types of reasons, fair and unfair. At the end of the day, they only want to know if you can do the job well and keep out of the hair and out of trouble. So practice your answer and start sending our your resume. In the end, this issue is as big or small as you make it out to be.
*Also, check out some of the other past threads on here that discuss this topic. They may provide you a little more insight. However, make sure you are practicing on all other aspects of your interview: this means researching the company and preparing by answering interview questions.
Best,
Mark McCormick
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IseeU
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| Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Mark McCormick wrote: | Hi Iseeu,
You really have two choices here. You can either say you were fired b/c you did those things or that you were fired b/c you didn't do those things. It really does not matter which way you decide to go with this. The key is that in your answer make it clear that you learned several things from the experience and this will not be a problem when you work for them. It also helps to have several things listed as what you learned from the experience to provide them if they have follow-up questions.
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Thank you very much for your opinion on what i should do i really appreciate it. |
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