Mike Carruthers:
Just about everyone gets fired or laid off at some point in
their working life. And when that happens…
Vicky
Oliver:
The critical thing is to remain calm and you need to
find out certain pieces of information.
Vicky
Oliver, author of the book, 301
Smart Answers To Touch Interview Questions…
The first
thing is, what's the severance package like? And you know it
really helps not to be balling up Kleenex and crying hysterically
when the news is delivered. Because a lot of times you can do
better on the deal. They usually put a little of money aside
for people who want to do better. So, it sort of pays to negotiate
and you can only negotiate when you yourself are calm.
And when
you go on job interviews later, the fact that you were fired
is bound to come up. What do you say?
As a
general rule I would say that, you know, to tell your story,
but to position it in a blessing in disguise. And never badmouth
anybody whom you ever worked for, even if they were reprehensible
and horrible. You want to show what you learned at that job
and what you're going to bring forward.
Because
when you badmouth a previous employer in a job interview…
The person
who's interviewing you, thinks, wow, you know if we ever have
to let her go, what is she going to say about us? It just never
pays to badmouth anybody. But instead bend over backwards to
say what you learned. You know, people like positive people.
Even if they themselves are negative, they like to hire positive
people.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know.
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