Explaining to a new employer being terminated

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How would you explain a termination to your new employer? and if you worked less than 4 months at a place do you have to list it as a past employment?

In california they can ask 3 main questions 1.the dates you worked for them 2. Your position 3. If they would rehire you again. This is where the employer can say "No" and the inquiring employer will know you were terminated.

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Specializes in skill and long term care.
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?

True!!!!!!!!!!!

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

Oh absolutely, a million reasons: staying home with a new baby for a chunk of time, illness in the family, just felt like taking time off, anything!

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so what that little yes or no box that asks if you have ever been fired?

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Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.

i was fired from one job for a slightly weird reason. i got a new supervisor and my lawyer dad had been the prosecuting attorney when her teenage son was convicted of dui. that had been about 15

years earlier but she was not in any mood to forgive and forget! not a thing i did was right and soon, i got the axe.

the suggestions i was given were:

1. a new supervisor was hired and our philosophies were just too different.

2. put on application that you will discuss the matter at the interview.

3. the job was not as described after the new supervisor took over.

4. point out that evaluations were excellent under old supervisors.

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Specializes in ICU/ER.

I would still be inclined to list it. (Experience is experience in today's market). Plus, 4 month gap is a fair chunk to be excluded. I would error on the side of caution and be honest without fine details of the termination. My fear would be that you lie and get caught. Then you don't have a chance getting hired at that place any more.

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Specializes in ICU, ER.
Do you have to list the employer if you worked less than 4 months for them?

Some employers do credit checks and former employers often show up.

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Some employers do credit checks and former employers often show up.

I check my credit reports often and make sure to get any employer information off of them. I feel that information has nothing to do with my credit file, and I make sure it is removed. It's fairly easy to remove it as well as the credit bureaus don't bother to investigate employer information and will delete it fairly easily.

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

I often put that I do not want my current employer contacted until I am sure the new job is mine-So it is ok to check 'no' you cannot contact them yet.

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.
so what that little yes or no box that asks if you have ever been fired?

The box to check is wheter they can contact that company to chek on you. How ya doin?

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