cmec

Commercial Sales Rep

Got fired for performance issue

At company less than 5 months fired for performance issues.

When asking friends on what I do on LinkedIn for job status some people said keep your current job as present so there is no questions why no longer working and say why I'm looking culture different direction, employees getting fired including leadership which actually did happen. Some plausible typical explanation

Or I'm hedging to go with Open to work badge and say looking for my next opportunity to get the word out.

If and when asked if ever been fired or why no longer there I'd say

This is the real reason btw.

Unfortunately, during that time I had significant challenges in my personal life that I needed to address. I allowed those problems to affect my professional life and performance at work. However, being let go gave me the time to seek support and overcome those challenges, so I am now prepared to fully devote myself to my work.

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oldcloser

Arsonist

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Whoa sales cowboy. You keep going in this direction you’ll soon be eating your young.

1. Nobody will ever know that your employment was terminated for any reason. HR departments will not give that information up.

2. The “Open to Work” badge of shame is you screaming you were removed from office. It’s a useless scarlet letter. Do you really think there’s a talent search anywhere that starts with recently unemployed folk?

So, cut it out. Lick your wounds. Go get a job. Leave the LinkedIn profile alone. You’ve got a window where you can look like you still work there.

My best intuition tells me your resume might better serve as birdcage liner. Feel free to anonymize it and post it in this forum for help.

rsuking

Valued Contributor

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Account Executive

How long is the window where you can still put present on LinkedIn? It'll be two months since I got canned. Obviously in my actual resume, I have the stated end month there

oldcloser

Arsonist

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💀

LinkedIn is your personal property. You can use President of the United States of America in there. It's the resume you might want to start talking around.

"You know, I just left. I hadn't seen my {family member/personal anatomical part} in a year and it was not going to get easier."

Or, you could tell the truth, but who does that when job searching?

saaskicker

Celebrated Contributor

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Enterprise AE

You can set your linkedin to "open to work" without putting the badge on.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

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🦊

Oh I didn't know that. I haven't used that feature.

FoodForSales

Politicker

2

AE

I wouldn't touch your LI. If anyone asks, just say that you're not a big social media person.

As far as your story for why you left, I'd say something like "it wasn't what I was sold" or "the culture there did not match my level of professionalism" or something similar. Or you could say you were downsized due to the economy - lots of that right now.

Sunbunny31

Politicker

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Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Good for you for taking care of yourself. Go get that next job and be awesome.

AnchorPoint

Politicker

1

Business Coach

oldcloser to the rescue

Justatitle

Big Shot

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Account Executive

What @oldclosersaid

Maximas

Tycoon

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Senior Sales Executive

Nicely done piece of response, Hats Off👏👍

NebNella

Member

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ww vp of sales

Definitely don’t change your job status, if asked just say you still work there. The odds are so slim of anyone digging.

XCH

Catalyst

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L1

I think you need to either learn to use gpt or take english classes, i would fire you as well

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