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0 pointsakudha4y ago0 comments

I dunno, unless some criminal stuff is involved, I feel like it is not the business of an employer to probe why a candidate left their previous job in six months. Maybe it is a red flag if their entire resume is filled with 6 month stints, if it is just one job, why bother?

Also, the candidate can say something like "the contract ended" or something generic. What is the point of talking about the shortcomings of their previous job? The interviewer and the interviewee should be interested in what they can do for each other, no?

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notahacker4y ago

It's literally the only thing people are likely to put on their CV that's a possible indicator the person in question might not actually be a good fit for certain positions. Of course it's their business to ask.

There are perfectly good answers (which can include "it was a six month contract", although that stuff can be checked...) and there are even answers with the right amount of objectivity/detail which give the impression the reason why the employee left or wants to leave makes them a particularly good fit for this new job, but there's also a good chance the employee's answer raises red flags about their attitude/ability/expectations that they wouldn't give off in response to other questions.

after_care4y ago

I left a job after nine months, and have to defend that decision 6+ years later.

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after_care4y ago

I left a job after nine months, and have to defend that decision 6+ years later.

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