Euphemisms

As I mentioned in the previous post, no one wants to admit to ba firing. The hiring manager doesn’t want to because your failure is his failure. HR doesn’t want to because it can bring up legal issues. Recruiters don’t want to because it affects their ability to earn money by placing you. And you surely don’t want to.

The common interest in not admitting to a firing creates language that you can use to get around a direct discussion of the event. Here are some phrases used to blur the lines:

• We both agreed that I had completed the job.
  
• There was no more room for growth at that company.
  
• There was a change that made it difficult to remain with the company.


• The company made promises when I joined that they did not keep.


• I made a mistake by joining that company.

Of course, these explanations need to be modified to fit your own personal situation.

What are some creative explanations that you have heard from job seekers?

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