I have a job interview for a Operations Manager through a recruiter but she mislead them about something?
Asked by thebuffettour
I talked to the recruiter and we never went over why I lost my last job (just when I lost it). I asked the recruiter to send me the resume that she sent to the client (since I wanted to make sure I brought the same exact one). The form she sent me said that I was laid off from my last job because the program was completed. That is not true. One of my employees made a mistake and being the supervisor took responsibility for it. I have always been honest about it (and had several phone interviews end quickly after being honest) because I don't want some one to check references and to find out something different. The recruiter got my information from another recruiter that I never actually spoke with either. How do I address this in the interview?

Best Answer:
You just tell them that the reason you lost your job was one of your subordinates messed up and you owned up to it.

First of all - you should know, unless it was illegal wrongdoings - they will not know WHY you got fired. Your former employee can not talk about negative things about you. Secondly, you should be proud that you are so honest - but sell yourself in a positive way. Don't bring up the negatives!
Answered by Firefightin' Momma

I think firefightin mamma is right that they are not allowed by law to speak nagatively about someone. I'll tell you a secret. I have had only 1 job actually call for my refs and same job is only job Ive had that has not given a drug test while others have. My point is that I really dont think they do very often call for refs.
Answered by Big Dog D