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Between a rock and a hard place!


I have a serious issue that came up on an interview that I don't know how to answer welll as both possibilities are negatives.

I am currently applying for a Proffesional  hospital job. The credentialing for the position takes 2-3 months on avg,

The problem is that a left my last position at a clinic before I secured another job, and considering it takes 2-3 months to do paper work even not counting the search process that it's very rarely done.

The reason I left my clinic job was that I was very uncomfortable with the shady practices there and I felt I couldn't be part of them.

Now my options are 1) talk poorly about my last employer as to the reason i left early 2) look stupid for leaving a job before securing another

is there a 3rd option that I can go with?

There are a couple of things you can try.  You can try the old "left my job to concentrate on my job search" but frankly, I don' t think anyone really believes that.

Instead, you might give a version of the truth.  Something like:

I realized that I was not a good fit with the management style of Acme, so I decided that rather than give less than my best to the patients, it would be best to leave and focus on finding a better fit.  I think that YOUR COMPANY would be a good fit because (something about what you know about their vision and values- check their website for some buzz words here).

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