Explaining to a new employer being terminated

nhensleyLPN · Sep 11, 2011

I have that same issue. And the sad part is that the facility that fired me doesn't have legal ground to stand on!! But, you can bet that they can make my life very miserable if a future employer contacts them. I was there 5 months; I have heard that no, I don't have to put them down on my resume/application, but don't quote me. Even if you check the "No" box asking "May we contact them", it puts up a red flag, I fear.

RNdiva505 · Sep 12, 2011

Well, I think that if you work some place for 30 days you have to list it as a job. I believe you don't have to be specific about why you left or state that you were fired. I would just say, "The last job was not suitable for me, and that is why I am persuing the availiable position that you have because I believe it would better suit me"....Something along those lines! :clown:

Your previous job cannot say any bad remarks about you, I believe!

sorry · Sep 12, 2011

I have that same issue. And the sad part is that the facility that fired me doesn't have legal ground to stand on!! But, you can bet that they can make my life very miserable if a future employer contacts them. I was there 5 months; I have heard that no, I don't have to put them down on my resume/application, but don't quote me. Even if you check the "No" box asking "May we contact them", it puts up a red flag, I fear.

Thanks for the reply!!!!Have you start working again since the termination?

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Sep 12, 2011

Well, I think that if you work some place for 30 days you have to list it as a job. I believe you don't have to be specific about why you left or state that you were fired. I would just say, "The last job was not suitable for me, and that is why I am persuing the availiable position that you have because I believe it would better suit me"....Something along those lines!
Your previous job cannot say any bad remarks about you, I believe!

Most former employers feel safe in saying "yes/no" they worked here before and "yes/no" I would hire them again. A prospective employer will draw their own conclusion of a response of "no, we would not hire that nurse again" and they haven't made any bad remarks at all with that line.

nhensleyLPN · Sep 12, 2011

Not yet! I am in the process of applying for endorsement to California! I am out here staying with family and want to make this area my home now. Thank you for your concern!

nhensleyLPN · Sep 12, 2011

Well, I would certainly hope that the prospective employer will take the ime to talk to the prospective employee after a line like that! But, life being what it is...

sorry · Sep 12, 2011

Most former employers feel safe in saying "yes/no" they worked here before and "yes/no" I would hire them again. A prospective employer will draw their own conclusion of a response of "no, we would not hire that nurse again" and they haven't made any bad remarks at all with that line.

Do you have to list the employer if you worked less than 4 months for them?

sorry · Sep 12, 2011

Not yet! I am in the process of applying for endorsement to California! I am out here staying with family and want to make this area my home now. Thank you for your concern!

Good Luck with your future!!!!!!:)

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Sep 12, 2011

Do you have to list the employer if you worked less than 4 months for them?

That I don't know. I didn't know there was any hard and fast RULE saying you had to list ANY former employer, but that it looks "suspicious" is you leave out jobs and there are "holes" in your work history, KWIM?

Munch · Sep 12, 2011

Before I worked in the health care industry I worked in human resources for four years. When applicants would leave our company and work someplace else we would get other employers calling us to see if they indeed work with us. Our policy was that we would have to give them a corporate phone number and they would tell the other employer if they worked with (my then) company. The only thing the people on the corporate phone number were allowed to tell the prospective employer was: Yes or No that they worked with us and for how long(they were only allowed to tell them if they were fired if they stole/embezzled money or something criminal...each employee that ever worked with the company was in a system and if they did something criminal they would have a red flag next to their name...I know this because I had a friend that worked in the corporate office).

Every place is different obviously so take everything I said with a grain of salt. Every place of employment has a different policy. Just because the place I worked at did things one way doesn't mean that another place would do things the same way.

Also I worked for Saint Vincents Medical Center in Manhattan for a little while and then they closed down. I put them down as a reference and the hospital I work at now wasn't able to get in contact with anyone to see if I actually did work there and they hired me anyway.

Once again don't take everything I say to heart but working somewhere for a few months I don't think would impede you for getting another job(if they ask why you were fired, unless you heaven forbid killed a patient on purpose or something drastic/criminal like that). This is just my opinion mind you.

Munch · Sep 12, 2011

That I don't know. I didn't know there was any hard and fast RULE saying you had to list ANY former employer, but that it looks "suspicious" is you leave out jobs and there are "holes" in your work history, KWIM?

You could also have holes in your history due to a medical leave(not that I am telling anyone to lie about their history).