Moving on from being fired
I was fired earlier this week for my first major mistake on the job. In my defense I never had any experience with the techniques used in my job (my job was science related). Everyone except my supervisor was new at my job and according to my supervisor I was the most skilled out of all the new people. However, that wasn't enough not to be let go by the director. How should I explain this short lived job on my resume (I was only there two months) to the interviewer? Thank you for your help.
I wouldn't explain it unless they ask. If they ask, keep it positive and show what you learned. Nobody wants to hear your side of it and they will blow you off in a second if you seem like you're making excuses. Mistakes are learning experiences, if we don't honor them by learning, we will continue to repeat them. The way you presented your firing experience in your question, it seemed to me like they were looking for a reason to fire you and your mistake was just their excuse. So, you don't want people to think that, do you? We all make mistakes, some big enough to be fired and some of us get fired for making these mistakes. The better companies train well enough to prevent the big mistakes and some of the better companies will allow some doozies before they'll fire you. I've got a programming friend who cost his company $100,000 due to a tiny error in one calculation. They certainly had reason to fire him, but they understood the value of his services and in showing loyalty to their employees. He was one of the lucky ones. Good luck in your search. Remember, keep it positive. What did you learn? | |
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