| One of the toughest components to landing a job | | | | then mention such issues in brief; do not go into |
| centers is the ability to succeed in a job interview. | | | | too much personal detail as this will undermine the |
| It is never easy to succeed on a job interview | | | | cause. However, avoid making up any outlandish |
| even when your responses are positive ones. | | | | stories as Successful Careers will never be built |
| However, when the interviewer asks a question | | | | on transparent hyperbole. |
| that may not exactly lead to a positive response. | | | | Probably the most frightening question one can |
| Those looking to land a job may feel nervous | | | | ask is have you ever been fired? Probably the |
| when posed with a difficult question that does not | | | | best way to respond to this would be that you |
| end up presenting the questioner in a good light. | | | | amicably parted ways from your Previous |
| The desire here will often be that the individual | | | | Employment. Unless you had a very bad blowup |
| may consider lying to the interviewer. Is this a | | | | with a previous employer, this would be the most |
| wise idea? In one word the answer is NO. More | | | | honest description of a termination as possible. |
| accurately, it needs to be a resounding no. It is | | | | Again, keep specifics to a minimum because this |
| extremely unwise to lie during a Job Interview | | | | may lead to you appearing defensive which is |
| because can prove disastrous as your credibility | | | | never a good career move. |
| will be shot. You will burn bridges and develop a | | | | There may be issues that surround the decision |
| very negative opinion surrounding you. This is not | | | | to hire you and an honest response may |
| a good idea to lie when seeking employment say | | | | undermine your chances of being hired. In some |
| the least and it could sink a career. | | | | cases, this is a good thing. Common examples |
| There are common tough questions that can be | | | | would be that there are certain aspects of the |
| asked on a job interview and giving honest | | | | job you would be unable to perform or the salary |
| straight forward answers will serve you much | | | | offered is just too low for your needs. Do not |
| better than making flippant responses that do not | | | | "fake it" and try to put forth an affirmative |
| effectively or properly cover the truth of the | | | | answer when you cannot commit to certain |
| matter. People look for long careers by landing the | | | | components of the position. This will only lead to |
| jobs they apply for will undermine their own cause | | | | you quitting or being fired at a later date. Would |
| if they slip into stretching the truth. Hence, it | | | | you really want to do that? Probably not which is |
| should be avoided. | | | | why dishonesty or holding back on your concerns |
| A common tough question that may be brought | | | | should be avoided. |
| up when seeking jobs may be pointed towards | | | | The moral of the story here is an oft repeated |
| those that came close to graduating college but | | | | one: dishonesty can be an outright Career Killer. It |
| did not because they narrowly missed completing | | | | is never worth the risk to appear dishonest on a |
| all their credits. If the reason was the result of | | | | job interview and those that have strong skills at |
| financial issues or family or personal responsibilities, | | | | interviews understand this completely. |