Post #198,219
3/12/05 3:27:30 PM
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"Reason for leaving"
How do you answer this question on a resume form provided by an employer?
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."
-Isaac Asimov
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Post #198,220
3/12/05 3:36:09 PM
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"Because the man with the badge told me to."
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Post #198,221
3/12/05 3:41:09 PM
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Be prepared for them to check.
At least according to [link|http://www.vietnamworks.com/news/news_SaigonTimesDaily_Mar0804.htm|this] article, you should expect that they'll try to find out from your references why you left.
Don't say anything you'll regret. You probably should [link|http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/When_a_job_application_asks_your_reason_for_leaving_a_job_and_were_you_ever_fired_what_is_the_best_way_to_answer|answer honestly] in neutral language.
Luck!
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #198,235
3/12/05 4:34:54 PM
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Try is the operative word.
According to my daughter, at Bank of America the managers are to say nothing and refer inquiries to HR which says nothing more than that you worked there. Even for guys who were fired because of spending lots of time looking at porn.
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #198,237
3/12/05 5:11:31 PM
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You can get fired for that?!?!!?!!!!???!!!?11!!!
[image|/forums/images/warning.png|0|This is sarcasm...]
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #198,253
3/12/05 6:09:47 PM
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Try, try not.
Actually, my manager says that the HR department has advised them that providing any information other than date of hire and date of termination can open the company up to a lawsuit.
So, they're better off checking personal references and being "careful" with the questions.
But, I know that some managers I've had in the past will give a good report to a hiring referral check for a good former employee, and give hire/fire date if they were lousy.
I wonder if it's a "code"?
Glen
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Post #198,481
3/14/05 11:14:36 AM
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The question I get most often.
Is "Would you re-hire?"
bcnu,
Mikem
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Post #198,533
3/14/05 12:54:00 PM
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Specifically warned against that
Give a good referal to one and Employment dates for another. The implication is "bad" for second, can lead to lawsuit.
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Post #198,224
3/12/05 3:56:23 PM
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Depends
Are you currently looking for a new job and need to know what to say, or is this another context?
I have had very few jobs in my life, but here goes:
#1 - Fired for insulting a customer.
#2 - Left for better opportunity. Went from small company to large one, lots more things to do.
#3 - Left for better opportunity. Went from company that was about to be killed due to the internet (information aggregator) to a more stable industry (direct mail) with a better chnance to affect the bottom line.
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Post #198,240
3/12/05 5:27:41 PM
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Still currently in position.
They want to know why I'm looking. I'm looking in all honesty because it's time to ramble on - done everything I can here, and the salary ain't going up at all. That, and <censored>, but what can you do about that?
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny..."
-Isaac Asimov
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Post #198,242
3/12/05 5:32:40 PM
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Reason for leaving
Better opportunity, greater challenges.
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Post #198,412
3/14/05 1:21:23 AM
8/21/07 6:27:36 AM
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Bingo!
I conduct 3-7 interviews a week.
Standard icebreaker questions include:
What do you want to do? (Its amazing how many people have a resume loaded with one thing but want to do something else - occasionally, this is the end of the line as expectations/desire don't match my open position).
Why are you leaving your current position?
Why do you want to work here?
What will you bring to the company?
Good reasons to leave include seeking new challenges, exciting startup phase is over, family reasons (want different commute), etc.
Bad ones are my boss is a jerk, my coworkers hate me, I can't figure out their stupid problems, I want more money than they will pay for my paltry skill set, etc.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #198,226
3/12/05 4:01:00 PM
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Honest answer: Money.
Peter
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Post #198,460
3/14/05 9:35:19 AM
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Better Answer: More Money
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Post #198,462
3/14/05 9:39:56 AM
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Werd.
Peter
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Post #198,246
3/12/05 5:42:47 PM
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to better my expertise in both systems systems management
and supervision of technical staff. In the Interveiw explain why you cant do it where you are.
thanx,
bill
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