I got fired! do i have to put that on a application? would they find out if i didn't?

Question

trying to find another job. but i am scared no one will hire me cause i was fired. but i don't want to get caught in a lie either, i would rather just not include it...i have never been fired before.

Answer 1

A few of the previous answers are correct.  As a former HR person, I can tell you that if someone were to call and ask me point blank if you were fired, I wouldn't be able to tell them.  That is the law.  I can only verify that you were employed and the dates of the employment.  End of story.

Answer 2

no you dont have to. If you dont tell them that you worked there at all how would they even know? Your not going to use someone that fired you as a reference so if you dont feel that they need to know that you worked there you dont have to tell them.

Answer 3

This is a lie "of omission"... really depends on who you are applying with.  Are they going to do a background check?  Does this leave a noticable gap in your resume?  What were the conditions under which you were fired... theft, poor performance, attendance?  Personally I would leave it out or try to whitewash it somehow.  Some employers don't care anyway... and some check every reference.  I have left several things of my resume from time to time and haven't really had a problem.  Whats your comfort level with lying about it?

Answer 4

Yes, you have to put it on the application if they ask for a complete job history. If you lie, they will most likely find out when checking your references and work history. If you leave a gap in your employment history, they'll ask about it; and if you fudge the dates on previous employment to hide that job, they'll figure that out when they ask previous employers to verify how long you were employed.

If by chance  you lie and get the job, then they will always be able to fire you at any time if they find out. In most companies, lying on an application is grounds for immediate dismissal.

Answer 5

i agree with Helen below....the employer cant tell anything about u..just confirm you WERE employed...

Answer 6

In this day and age, show me one person who hasn;t been fired from a job. It happens, it has happened to many of us. So, don't be ashamed, and  , well, here;'s how you handle it.

When it asks, you on the application, :reason for leaving" you put down " job did not work out."    If you were fired, it "didn't work out."

Most HR people will understand, in fact, most HR people have been fired  sometimes during their career.

   This is what is most important..that you accept it, deal with it, and  do not feel  or show any bitterness towards your former employer. Being fired won't hurt you, but not being able to put it aside and move forward will.

    Welcome to the club!  Yes, I know  you;'re not in a very pleasant situation, but start looking, keep looking and sooner or later you'll be saying to yourself, "I went through all that BS?""""

Did you file for unemployment??? If not, do so. you can do it on line.

Good luck! Now, go out and find a  better job!

Answer 7

Being fired is a matter of prospective, your old boss says you fired for this reason, you say you quit for that reason. Tell them about the job, tell them you quit, tell them you had a personality conflict with your old boss and you would prefer that they not contact them. Even if they do contact them and they tell them you were fired, they will believe a conflict. There's nothing wrong with quitting a job over a conflict of interest, there are some people you just can't work for.

Anyway, that's what I've done and it seems to work.