Not always

On almost anything else I would agree with you that honesty is good, but frankly not in this situation.  No matter why you left your last job, when asked about it in a job interview your answer should be something along the lines of you wanted a better opportunity or after a period of time you realized that you were not the right fit for their organization or something like that.  Never say anything even remotely derogatory about an employer.  If you'll say it about an old employer you'll say it about them.

Sorry the interview soured.  Hope you find something else.

• Honesty is not the best policy? - Nanny
  • NANNY GOAT? - Nanny
  • I'm going to lie but about something else. Have 18 yrs exp - but going to lie & say I have 3 yrs
    • I would politely beg to differ - fatcat
      • Have you been job seeking lately? Whole different world now. - Experience gets paid same as noobies across the bo
        • You betcha I have job-seeking lately - fatcat
          • Well I'm happy for you then. At least someone's getting a job. - Nearly homeless after lil to no work past 6 months
      • they used to pay for experience. not now. agree with sm below - going to try lying about having less exp to see wh
        • (cont'd from above) ...to see what happens. - The lying-to-be-a-newb poster above. nm
    • Those of us that have been at it long enough - sm
  • Perhaps they recognized your rants on these boards - About your previous employer, Nanny Goat?
  • Not always - Happy MT Robin
  • Why did you leave the former company? - (If it's OK to ask)
  • Let me guess, company started with a K? - me
    • Bingo! - Nanny
  • I guess it depends on what your error was. - NM
  • WHICH COMPANY - lizzie
    • Did you consider that possibly they do not have anything that fits what you want or that sm - Glass Half Full

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