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I can't remember when was the last time someone asked why I left a previous job. I think everyone knows you're going to get a meaningless answer, so why ask?
I can't remember when was the last time someone asked why I left a previous job. I think everyone knows you're going to get a meaningless answer, so why ask?
It's similar to "why do you want to work here?" Nobody answers that honestly.
I can't remember when was the last time someone asked why I left a previous job. I think everyone knows you're going to get a meaningless answer, so why ask?
You could say the same thing about a lot of those stupid questions on an application.
Unfortunately, the interviewing game is all about BSing your way into a job. That's just how it is.
This.
People would rather get a smooth talking BS answer than the truth, employers are no different! They'd rather be feed a line of crap that sounds good than for you to be honest.
Same reason when a salesman gets asked a question they don't know the answer to, they'll make up a BS answer on the spot to make themselves look good rather than admitting the truth or saying "I don't know"!
Basically, the world runs on BS and you have to learn to "play the game" if you want to get ahead.
Yes, you are wrong. Employers CAN give all sorts of information about your employment with them. While it is true that many will not, many will.
Yep. I had a spiteful, bitter current employer straight up tell me to my face once that another employer who I applied with called her for a reference, and that she gave me a terrible reference to keep me from getting the job. And this was after she had told me that she was not renewing my contract at year's end, so it's not like she didn't know I wasn't looking for a new job with a different company anyway. She was just straight up EVIL, and was stupid and vile enough to ADMIT to me that she was keeping me from getting jobs with other companies, too.
I have a question on what to say on job applications when they ask for my reason for leaving a past job.
Back when I was a teenager, one of my first real jobs out of high school I was fired for my excessive use of texting while working (like any dumb teenager). I'm now 27 and have obviously learned from that and have held other jobs for many years without issues.
I normally just put down that I left the company on my own, but in the future I wonder if a potential employer could investigate and find out that I lied.
Would anyone even call up an employer from 8 years ago to find out why I left the company?
yes, they would call to verify employment and references. why you left is not a question.
The reason I always given was to pursue other opportunities. I'm a software engineer and I would say things like "I want to do e-commerce." or learning a new skill that was not possible where I worked... You get the idea... say something that is amicable, it is not the fault of the employer you are leaving from and make it sound like you want to better yourself.
Always, always, always leave in good terms and leave an open door. you don't know how things will go in the new job or when you will need a referral.
Yep. I had a spiteful, bitter current employer straight up tell me to my face once that another employer who I applied with called her for a reference, and that she gave me a terrible reference to keep me from getting the job. And this was after she had told me that she was not renewing my contract at year's end, so it's not like she didn't know I wasn't looking for a new job with a different company anyway. She was just straight up EVIL, and was stupid and vile enough to ADMIT to me that she was keeping me from getting jobs j7with other companies, too.
Should not use her as a reference. Many employers though cannot trust former employers of their job candidates because of this. This is called the "disgruntled former employer syndrome". Many employers will give false information out of spite and thus are dubious sources of information to companies who are hiring.
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