How To Explain Job Termination During an Interview
If you are about to go to a job interview, you might feel nervous about explaining a recent job termination. Here are a few tips to help you over this sometimes awkward moment in the interview.
Be Honest
The most important thing is that you are honest. You should not omit the information or lie about the information. Go ahead and deal with it head on. When the interviewer asks you about the termination, be honest.
Be Humble
Even if you are convinced that you were done wrong by your previous employer that let you go, the interviewer will likely not respond well to defensiveness on your part. They will also not respond well to you bashing the former employer. Remember, a potential employer will look at how you treated your former employer to get an idea of what kind of employee you are going to be.
It is best to explain the termination with humility. A prospective employer will want to hear what you learned from the termination and how you will avoid those problems in the future, especially if they hire you. This will take you putting your pride to the side for a moment, finding something you learned from the experience, and focusing on that.
Be Creative
Take some time before the interview to figure out how the job termination can be discussed to make you look good. Remember, you do not need to lie in order to accomplish this. This may take some time and thought, but you should be able to come up with a way to present the event in a way that makes you look good. Even if you simply explain how much better of a person and an employee the event is going to make you.