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On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Fred Ridder <docudoc -at- hotmail -dot- com> wrote:
>
> When you are interviewing for a new job, it is *very* easy to volunteer
> too much information,
>
> Can I get an Amen??? Fred, truer words were never spoken. I've interviewed
many people, and to tell you the truth there are very few things that send
up a larger red flag than someone over-explaining the reason they were let
go from their last job. There have been times over the years when I just
wanted to stop the person! Your body language and demeanor say just as much
as your words, as does your tone of voice.
I was laid off in October. As Fred says, it was a business decision. That's
the explanation. I can say more, but none of what I say will be negative
about my former employer or their reasons for their decision. I would even
go a step farther and say that who they kept on is irrelevant.
> > > not work out but that does not need to be an employee issue. It could
> > > be that the employee had standards and the employer wanted to cut
> > > corners while the other TWs went with the flow.
>
This may be true, but I can't imagine hiring a person who would say this
about their former employer in an interview.
Anne
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