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What do you say if you were fired from your last job?

Overcoming being fired is difficult - whether it was a personality clash, alleged performance issues or misconduct.

The good news is that having been fired doesn't need to be mentioned in your CV or cover letter.

However, it may come up in interview.

If it does, it's important that you have a good explanation.

Most people are fired due to personality conflict. If this was the case for you, then be prepared to show a recruiter how you have objectively analyzed and learned from the situation.

It's worth being able to give a good explanation of why you were fired - just miss out the subjective, emotional stuff.

If you were fired for a reason such as gross misconduct, then you need to think carefully about the events that led to the situation and be able to convince a recruiter that it won't happen again.

There is no point in trying to cover up being fired, because your future employer will check out references and probably find out.

If you lie about it and get caught out, you'll be found out eventually and may be fired again!

Even if they don't, industry is a small place and interesting news travels fast. You never know just who your future employer knows.