The “Why Did You Leave Your Last Job” Question
Hiring managers love the ‘Why did you leave your last job’ question. As an interviewer, too many people are willing to tell all, and those stories explain a lot about a candidate.Anthony in Been Fired Lately? says it’s not a big deal–everyone’s been fired. And for many candidates, I would agree. But here are things I’ve heard as a hiring manager:
- “Well, I didn’t like the work my boss gave me, so I stopped coming in.”
- “I had too much school work, so I stopped working.”
- “I didn’t agree with my boss.”
I like asking the question to see what kind of an answer I get, to see if it’s something I want to check in the interview or in the reference.
And for the record, I was fired twice and laid off once. The firings were called layoffs, but since I was the only one laid off, I’m pretty sure I was fired. I have not had to fire myself yet 
1 comment January 18th, 2006