LayoffsDec 10, 2019
Amazonfu05

Suggestion about what to tell employers in the interview for someone who got terminated

Hello folks, I recently got terminated from Amazon under the so called performance issues bucket. I've several interviews lined up at different companies & obviously I wanna nail them & wanna give a good impression to my future employers. I'm fairly confident that I'll get a job soon. However my real concern is about what to tell in the interview. I'm thinking to say that I'm looking for better career opportunities instead of entering into the dark area of termination or even layoff for that matter. Will that be okay? As it is background check would just say that I worked from so and so date at Amazon, all I've to do is enter the correct date in the background check form. Additionally I'm also thinking to email Jeff once I've multiple offers whilst ccing my previous team and manager letting him know how unfair the PIP and pivot process is & just doesn't add up to a point where it cost someone their life Any thought are greatly appreciated

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Insight pypi Dec 10, 2019

Do not tell a prospective employer that you were terminated EVER!!! Tell them reasons why you are looking for a change and talk about what their company does differently that’s making you consider them. And TC or GTFO!

LinkedIn HKDa36 Dec 10, 2019

Isn’t TC $0?

Insight pypi Dec 10, 2019

Not when he was at Amazon.

McKinsey sriHitPrem Dec 10, 2019

Don’t even talk about it, they’ll just verify your dates of employment and your role and as far as anyone is concerned you’re just taking a break

Empower RF Systems 46&2 Dec 10, 2019

Had to leave for family reasons. 6 magic words, you don’t have to say anything else. Emailing former colleagues is not recommended. You may burn a bridge you could need in the future.

Uber igmrjdbcis Dec 10, 2019

No need to talk about it in the interviews. Don't waste your time emailing people at Amazon with your offers either. Obviously, you passed Amazon's interviews and got an offer but it didn't work out. No one's questioning that you can find a job.

Amazon azmix Dec 10, 2019

What does your termination letter say? Hopefully “voluntary termination “. I would imagine that the reason will surface in the background check.

Amazon fu05 OP Dec 10, 2019

Really? I thought companies aren't liable to say anything but the date of employment & the capacity in which someone worked over there

RingCentral Ringman Dec 11, 2019

No it won’t , if amazon says they fire this guy, he just hit the jackpot ....

Medtronic sMLx67 Dec 10, 2019

The prospective employer can ask your previous employer in the background check if you are eligible for rehire to which they can aswer no, implying a wrong doing causing a termination.

Salesforce santafe Dec 11, 2019

No company can do that. They just validate the dates of employment.

Medtronic sMLx67 Dec 11, 2019

What is your source? Do a simple google search and read the laws around background check. The laws differ from one state to another. Some information is illegal to ask or share. There are some legal questions an employer can refuse to answer to protect themselves but that doesn't mean they cannot share it or it cannot be asked in the background check.

Facebook pvhd Dec 10, 2019

Alternative view: if you’re asked just say “I got fired. I’m excited to find a new opportunity” confidently You’ll get bonus points for being direct and won’t run the risk of it coming out during background checks if you lie. People get fired, I’ve hired them before and had it work out fine, it isn’t as big a deal as you think.

RingCentral Ringman Dec 11, 2019

Lol yeah right.... employee are not allowed to provide feedback on former employees...

PwC emcJ26 Apr 9, 2020

Folks at FB are so delusional and hypocritical, it always blows my mind

Microsoft CqnP51 Dec 11, 2019

Mailing Jeff or anyone above/under/over him doesn't help much. You are wasting may be 20 mins of your life.

Nordstrom zc0uQ76k Dec 12, 2019

Just say that you wanted to take a break before starting your next role. No need to say you were fired since there's no way for them to find out.

Morgan Stanley fruubcdr56 Jan 16, 2020

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