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NEVER. I have never gone on an interview and spilled any type of negativity - it's important to reflect on the positive, your strengths and how you maybe made a somewhat difficult situation into a positive.
I did and respectively pointed that out to prospective employers. I was hired under 1 circumstance and it was turned 180 degrees 2 months later I stuck it out 10 months and I quit.
i agree with what most of the posters here are saying - it's never a good idea to say bad things about your past managers. hiring managers don't know you or your situation and they are going to wonder what the other side of the story is. i would just say something like despite seeking out projects and blahblahblah (basically, showing that you were proactive about trying to fix the situation), you were not as challenged as you expected to be by the position.
it is also hard to spin a job tenure that short, and is 3-4 months' experience in these skills really going to mean that much to a hiring manager? i sort of doubt it. i'd say get out as soon as you can, and when you are looking for the the position after next, leave this job off your resume. you're still within the amount of time that is reasonable for looking for a job between positions.
I once worked in a company that had a hostile takeover by a hedge fund firm. The hedge fund manager took over the company in order to pump up the stock price for his own gain. Over a few months, they ruthlessly cut any duplication and staff. Morale went from what was already a bad situation to very poor. I ended up leaving the company for another opportunity. When companies interviewed me, I mentioned this as the reason for my leaving.
i've heard it particularly in the financial sector. for example, for a few years, UBS was known in the industry to have poor management. if everything else about you seems great and they want you, it won't bother them. that being said, i try not to be negative in interviews. i focus on positives.
I had an interview a number of years ago in which I was encouraged to be open and honest about why I was looking to leave my current jod, so I was. I wasn't hired. I was told I was too negative about my employer. I understand not bad-mouthing employers but if you don't want to know, don't ask.
I had an interview a number of years ago in which I was encouraged to be open and honest about why I was looking to leave my current jod, so I was. I wasn't hired. I was told I was too negative about my employer. I understand not bad-mouthing employers but if you don't want to know, don't ask.
It's a fallacy, you want applicants to be truthful but it isn't wanted when you give them a real answer.
If there's one thing I've learned about corporations is that excessive honesty does more harm than good. Save your honesty for your loved ones and friends and when it comes to corporations, tell them what they want to hear. If you did something wrong, playing stupid will keep you out of trouble... there are no brownie points for being honest.
With that said, all sorts of incompetent people are in middle management that don't have a clue. The best managers work their way up from the bottom, they aren't just given a job because they have a degree in management. Buyouts from investment firms are never a good thing either....
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