posting for my friend who doesnt have a blind account (he worked at a very small startup, and using his email would be identified easily). so he recently got fired for "poor performance". im not entirely sure about the details, but from what i've heard from him, it sounded like his manager just didn't like him, put him on pip, then got rid of him. again, it could totally be due to him performing poorly, but i also know he definitely puts in the effort and tries his best. anyways, so now that he's trying to get a new job, he's been having difficulty answering the commonly asked question "why did you leave your previous work?" appreciate any tips guys. no trolls please Any hiring manager or hr or someone with similar experience?
Blind says it's not tier 1.
1. Looking to explore a new domain. (obviously if the company is a new domain) 2. Lack of mentoring at previous job. Need a more structured mentorship environment. 3. Was getting too comfortable. Hence seeking new challenges.
Good advice here! #1, he wants to stay in same domain so probably cannot use that. #2 will that show that he's not independent enough? Like he needs hand holding? He's afraid that it'll show he's not good enough for the role.
Also will not mentioning the firing backfire on him later?
U give Cliche answers for cliche questions: 1. For greater opportunity/ challenge 2. To advance I’m career 3. I really love what u guys do 4. I masturbate every night thinking about your company’s mission 5. It’s not about money. It’s about purpose. I can go on and on...
Anyone could contact the previous company and ask. What people in the industry do is leave it out of their resume if it’s an insignificant amount of time or just be honest about the friction and eventual PIP. Hiring Managers do not actually do the reference checks and such. HR and talent will often rely on 3rd party services such as checkr.
Performance information about an employee cannot be shared by company without consent in many states. It’s as private as your medical records by law. This is why companies can’t legally issue official recommendation letters as well, they can only share title and length of employment. The only exception is student interns who are not legally employees and sharing of compensation if immigration service is concerned.
He looked up online and it seems that, in most states, it's legal for employers to share that they've fired and why they fired someone. So yeah how true is them not checking??
Just say “Because... TC or GTFO” :D
I’m not an admiral, but here are some things I’d say. Didn’t see a path to succeed. Success never seemed good enough or achievable. No feedback on performance to improve. Wasn’t a good fit for me. Expectations were higher than possible to meet, so it didn’t feel good to always ‘fail’ when really I was doing some really great things. I banged my bosses wife. My boss and I never got in a good sync or rapport, making it hard to communicate and work together.
Tell them why you got fired and what you learned from the experience. I was fired once, many people were.
He can say that he left the company because he needed a change/new challenges. I don't think it's necessary to say that he was fired unless they ask him explicitly.
“My manager was a jerk”
Just tell looking for opportunities.