Laura asks…
Fired! What do I do now? Can I ever get a job?
I had many future plans and now I feel everything is over. I was fired from a major retail store because I used some coupons on my purchased. I do not know what to do? I have been applying for new jobs but haven’t been call… not even for an interview. It seems like everybody knows that I was fired. Should I included it on my resume, I worked there for 5 or 6 months. I know that if i do not put it and future employer do a background check, I can be fired for omitting info. I am depress! I think I cannot even apply for unemployment. Can I work at a diff. retail store? Put it on my resume or leave it off? What do I say when app. ask… ever been fired? Please need help!
admin answers:
You should include the job on your resume, but you don’t have to state you were fired. You will have to state that you were fired on the application, however, if it asks (lots of applications directly ask “Have you ever been terminated from a job?”). Lying there would be a bad idea, because the store can and should instantly fire you if they found out you lied on the application.
But the reason you’re not getting calls back now isn’t because you were fired (probably), it’s because the economy is so bad. I was fired from a retail position back in 2001, and I had 3 more (granted, at lower levels) within a few months. Right now, even people with perfect employment histories are taking 6-9 months to find a job.
When they ask why you were fired, be honest. Say you did something that was a violation of policy, and either 1) you weren’t aware of the policy, but it was a strict company so they had to fire you or 2) you realize it was a really stupid mistake, you didn’t think it was such a big deal at the time, but now you know how important following all of the rules are.
Have faith, but realize that it just may take you awhile.
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