“Sometimes you can negotiate with your employer, and they will agree to say you weren’t fired,” said Ms. Green. “If you’re not too devastated by having gotten fired, this is a great opportunity for you to get the feedback that you didn’t get earlier,” Ms. Scott said. You don’t have to say “I was fired,” necessarily, but don’t lie outright, since the interviewer will likely talk to your former boss. Ms. Scott offered a simple script: “You could say something like ‘I realized that I’m really not well-suited for XYZ kind of opportunities. “The road to insanity in these situation is obsessing about injustice,” said Ms. Scott.

Source: New York Times January 02, 2019 22:30 UTC